How To Install pagekite on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pagekite on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pagekite
pagekite is:
PageKite is a system for running publicly visible servers (generally web servers) on machines without a direct connection to the Internet, such as mobile devices or computers behind restrictive firewalls. PageKite works around NAT, firewalls and IP-address limitations by using a combination of tunnels and reverse proxies.
Natively supported protocols: HTTP, HTTPS Partially supported protocols: IRC, Finger
Any other TCP-based service, including SSH and VNC, may be exposed as well to clients supporting HTTP Proxies.
There are three methods to install pagekite on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pagekite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pagekite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pagekite
Install pagekite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pagekite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pagekite
Install pagekite Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pagekite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pagekite
How To Uninstall pagekite on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pagekite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pagekite
Uninstall pagekite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pagekite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pagekite
Remove pagekite Configurations and Data
To remove pagekite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pagekite
Remove pagekite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pagekite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pagekite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pagekite package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
