How to Install and Uninstall nginx-light Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "nginx-light" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install nginx-light on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nginx-light" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall nginx-light 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 nginx-light package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: nginx-light
Source: nginx
Version: 1.22.1-9
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Debian Nginx Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: libnginx-mod-http-echo (>= 1:0.63-4~), nginx (>= 1.22.1-9), nginx (<< 1.22.1-9.1~)
Description: nginx web/proxy server (basic version)
Description-md5: 3988a4d9cebce50812e3e3cb815d6200
Homepage: https://nginx.org
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::http,
role::program, web::server
Section: httpd
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nginx/nginx-light_1.22.1-9_all.deb
Size: 79420
MD5sum: 28cd6c803e00b5358ad6db0aa57d1294
SHA256: 0e0caa2eae6f723e5e5c477ab6574537af293332108a8281bd7820ca5348ecea