How To Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Ubuntu.
What is libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 is:
The ngx_http_geoip2 module creates variables with values depending on the client IP address, using the precompiled MaxMind GeoIP2 databases.
Those variables include country, region, city, latitude, longitude, postal code, etc.
There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 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 libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
Remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 Configurations and Data
To remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
Remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-geoip2
Dependencies
libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.