How To Install uwsgi-plugin-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04. uwsgi-plugin-mongo is MongoDB/GridFS plugins for uWSGI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uwsgi-plugin-mongo

uwsgi-plugin-mongo is:

uWSGI presents a complete stack for networked/clustered web applications, implementing message/object passing, caching, RPC and process management. It is designed to be fully modular. This means that different plugins can be used in order to add compatibility with tons of different technology on top of the same core.

This package provides plugins for using MongoDB as uWSGI backend:

  • emperor_mongodb (Emperor configuration)
  • gridfs (content storage)
  • mongodblog (logging)
  • stats_pusher_mongodb (statistics)

There are three methods to install uwsgi-plugin-mongo 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 uwsgi-plugin-mongo Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-mongo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uwsgi-plugin-mongo

Install uwsgi-plugin-mongo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-mongo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uwsgi-plugin-mongo

Install uwsgi-plugin-mongo 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 uwsgi-plugin-mongo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uwsgi-plugin-mongo

How To Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uwsgi-plugin-mongo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uwsgi-plugin-mongo

Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-mongo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uwsgi-plugin-mongo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uwsgi-plugin-mongo

Remove uwsgi-plugin-mongo Configurations and Data

To remove uwsgi-plugin-mongo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uwsgi-plugin-mongo

Remove uwsgi-plugin-mongo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uwsgi-plugin-mongo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uwsgi-plugin-mongo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-mongo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.