How To Install spawn-fcgi 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 spawn-fcgi on Ubuntu.
What is spawn-fcgi
spawn-fcgi is:
Allows FastCGI processes to be separated from web server process :
- Easy creation of chmoded socket.
- Privilege separation without needing a suid-binary, or running a server as root.
- You can restart your web server and the FastCGI applications without restarting the others.
- You can run them in different chroot()s.
- Running your FastCGI applications doesn’t depend on the web server you are running, which allows for easier testing of/migration to other web servers.
There are three methods to install spawn-fcgi 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 spawn-fcgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spawn-fcgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spawn-fcgi
Install spawn-fcgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spawn-fcgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spawn-fcgi
Install spawn-fcgi 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 spawn-fcgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spawn-fcgi
How To Uninstall spawn-fcgi on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the spawn-fcgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spawn-fcgi
Uninstall spawn-fcgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spawn-fcgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spawn-fcgi
Remove spawn-fcgi Configurations and Data
To remove spawn-fcgi configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spawn-fcgi
Remove spawn-fcgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spawn-fcgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spawn-fcgi
Dependencies
spawn-fcgi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spawn-fcgi package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.