How to Install and Uninstall lighttpd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "lighttpd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install lighttpd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install lighttpd

2. Uninstall "lighttpd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall lighttpd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):

$ sudo apt remove lighttpd $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the lighttpd package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: lighttpd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.73-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1041
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-h2, lighttpd-mod-proxy, lighttpd-mod-rrdtool, lighttpd-mod-sockproxy, lighttpd-mod-ssi, lighttpd-mod-status, lighttpd-mod-userdir, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb, lighttpd-mod-wstunnel
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libnettle8, libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), media-types | mime-support, systemd-sysv | lsb-base
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, ufw
Conflicts: lighttpd-mod-geoip, lighttpd-mod-trigger-b4-dl
Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.73-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 389018
MD5sum: 661b6e5b33b77816d95ad9b2ceda228e
SHA1: b2896587c8208ddc409e4b8d604fa93d60b74abc
SHA256: e69ecfde2e92ff6e3553b8ca172a94d0142d8573e163e3a6878c27575f949f5e
SHA512: 06eb5a13b28fba290efeed09326e1c16eddc96d4b4473af540e0f9a9ba1177a436311bf6fb0b8e69eeb4bd0debb617cb0680ca95965215d0707a242eb30f6c45
Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/
Description: fast webserver with minimal memory footprint
Description-md5: 3cbd5b2dae1802558158d8c2aae494ab