How To Install elpa-simple-httpd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-simple-httpd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-simple-httpd
elpa-simple-httpd is:
This used to be httpd.el but there are already several of these out there already of varying usefulness. Since the name change, it’s been stripped down to simply serve files and directory listings. Client requests are sanitized so this should be safe, but its author makes no guarantees.
There are three methods to install elpa-simple-httpd 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 elpa-simple-httpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-simple-httpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-simple-httpd
Install elpa-simple-httpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-simple-httpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-simple-httpd
Install elpa-simple-httpd 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 elpa-simple-httpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-simple-httpd
How To Uninstall elpa-simple-httpd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-simple-httpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-simple-httpd
Uninstall elpa-simple-httpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-simple-httpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-simple-httpd
Remove elpa-simple-httpd Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-simple-httpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-simple-httpd
Remove elpa-simple-httpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-simple-httpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-simple-httpd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-simple-httpd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
