How To Install webfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is webfs
webfs is:
This package provides a simple web server for mostly static content, with limited CGI support (GET requests only).
Example uses include giving HTTP access to the contents of an FTP site, or exporting some files by quickly starting a web server without any need to edit configuration files first.
There are three methods to install webfs 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 webfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install webfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webfs
Install webfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webfs
Install webfs 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 webfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webfs
How To Uninstall webfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the webfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webfs
Uninstall webfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webfs
Remove webfs Configurations and Data
To remove webfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webfs
Remove webfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
