How to Install and Uninstall lighttpd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the lighttpd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "lighttpd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install lighttpd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lighttpd" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall lighttpd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lighttpd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: lighttpd
Version: 1.4.69-1
Installed-Size: 975
Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, lighttpd-mod-accesslog, lighttpd-mod-ajp13, lighttpd-mod-auth, lighttpd-mod-authn-file, lighttpd-mod-cgi, lighttpd-mod-dirlisting, lighttpd-mod-extforward, lighttpd-mod-proxy, lighttpd-mod-rrdtool, lighttpd-mod-sockproxy, lighttpd-mod-ssi, lighttpd-mod-status, lighttpd-mod-userdir, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb, lighttpd-mod-wstunnel
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.36), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libnettle8, libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), media-types | mime-support, systemd-sysv | lsb-base
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: spawn-fcgi, perl:any, lighttpd-mod-deflate, lighttpd-mod-openssl
Suggests: openssl, php-cgi, php-fpm (>= 2:7.4), apache2-utils, lighttpd-doc, lighttpd-mod-webdav, lighttpd-modules-dbi, lighttpd-modules-lua
Conflicts: lighttpd-mod-geoip, lighttpd-mod-trigger-b4-dl
Description: fast webserver with minimal memory footprint
Description-md5: 3cbd5b2dae1802558158d8c2aae494ab
Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::http,
protocol::ipv6, protocol::ldap, protocol::ssl, role::program,
scope::application, web::cgi, works-with-format::html, works-with::db,
works-with::text
Section: httpd
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.69-1_amd64.deb
Size: 349848
MD5sum: f3daff52c0929a5f7ec62e3b7bf8ae28
SHA256: 1c78f11e4c6cb2b14087f0b012baa8a60e441f6d563a9272c3d9f112c3e5f6e1