How To Install trafficserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install trafficserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is trafficserver
trafficserver is:
This package provides the Apache Traffic Server. A fast, scalable reverse proxy server which may operate as forward proxy as well. Apache Traffic Server supports:
- Caching: Improves response time by caching and reusing frequently- requested web content.
- Proxying: Supports filtering, anonymization, load balancing and more.
- Scaling: Scales well on modern SMP hardware.
- Extensions: Use the API to modify anything from the HTTP headers to your own cache algorithm.
There are three methods to install trafficserver 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 trafficserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install trafficserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install trafficserver
Install trafficserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install trafficserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install trafficserver
Install trafficserver 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 trafficserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install trafficserver
How To Uninstall trafficserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the trafficserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove trafficserver
Uninstall trafficserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall trafficserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove trafficserver
Remove trafficserver Configurations and Data
To remove trafficserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge trafficserver
Remove trafficserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove trafficserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trafficserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install trafficserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
