How To Install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb 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 lighttpd-mod-maxminddb on Ubuntu.
What is lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
lighttpd-mod-maxminddb is:
This package contains the maxminddb module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to distinguish users based on the location using a GeoIP2 database.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb 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 lighttpd-mod-maxminddb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
Install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
Install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb 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 lighttpd-mod-maxminddb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-maxminddb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
Remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
Remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
Dependencies
lighttpd-mod-maxminddb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.