How To Install python3-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python3-certbot-nginx
python3-certbot-nginx is:
The objective of Certbot, Let’s Encrypt, and the ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment) protocol is to make it possible to set up an HTTPS server and have it automatically obtain a browser-trusted certificate, without any human intervention. This is accomplished by running a certificate management agent on the web server.
This agent is used to:
- Automatically prove to the Let’s Encrypt CA that you control the website
- Obtain a browser-trusted certificate and set it up on your web server
- Keep track of when your certificate is going to expire, and renew it
- Help you revoke the certificate if that ever becomes necessary.
This package contains the Nginx plugin to the main application.
There are three methods to install python3-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-certbot-nginx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-certbot-nginx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-certbot-nginx
Install python3-certbot-nginx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-certbot-nginx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-certbot-nginx
Install python3-certbot-nginx 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 python3-certbot-nginx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-certbot-nginx
How To Uninstall python3-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python3-certbot-nginx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-certbot-nginx
Uninstall python3-certbot-nginx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-certbot-nginx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-certbot-nginx
Remove python3-certbot-nginx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-certbot-nginx configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-certbot-nginx
Remove python3-certbot-nginx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-certbot-nginx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-certbot-nginx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-certbot-nginx package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.