How to Install and Uninstall lighttpd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "lighttpd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lighttpd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lighttpd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall lighttpd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: lighttpd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.55-1ubuntu1.20.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1241
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, lighttpd-mod-access, lighttpd-mod-accesslog, lighttpd-mod-alias, lighttpd-mod-auth, lighttpd-mod-authn-file, lighttpd-mod-cgi, lighttpd-mod-compress, lighttpd-mod-deflate, lighttpd-mod-dirlisting, lighttpd-mod-evasive, lighttpd-mod-evhost, lighttpd-mod-expire, lighttpd-mod-extforward, lighttpd-mod-fastcgi, lighttpd-mod-flv-streaming, lighttpd-mod-indexfile, lighttpd-mod-openssl, lighttpd-mod-proxy, lighttpd-mod-redirect, lighttpd-mod-rewrite, lighttpd-mod-rrdtool, lighttpd-mod-scgi, lighttpd-mod-secdownload, lighttpd-mod-setenv, lighttpd-mod-simple-vhost, lighttpd-mod-sockproxy, lighttpd-mod-ssi, lighttpd-mod-staticfile, lighttpd-mod-status, lighttpd-mod-uploadprogress, lighttpd-mod-userdir, lighttpd-mod-usertrack, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb, lighttpd-mod-wstunnel
Depends: libattr1 (>= 1:2.4.44), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libgamin0, libpcre3, libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), mime-support, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: spawn-fcgi, perl:any
Suggests: openssl, rrdtool, php-cgi, apache2-utils, lighttpd-doc, lighttpd-mod-authn-gssapi, lighttpd-mod-authn-pam, lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl, lighttpd-mod-cml, lighttpd-mod-geoip, lighttpd-mod-magnet, lighttpd-mod-maxminddb, lighttpd-mod-trigger-b4-dl, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-dbi, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql, lighttpd-mod-webdav, lighttpd-modules-ldap, lighttpd-modules-mysql, ufw
Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.55-1ubuntu1.20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 323688
MD5sum: 79a9671d9b75450249308f87c51b4e26
SHA1: 20383b039996cc7dbd8a9635f4d9a648a1ba9395
SHA256: 41e03e78b43fce630b665c63ccf5bae9ad75b0ea71adc9b427768d33af696ac6
SHA512: 3177bc42d9ccab8654d110bc0903e6a47bbace88ea00dfc85be993850e3e4c991b0c9154b3fdaf4c30792c91f6636c519b2daf3f8169325d803f8e7c2ecddb57
Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/
Description: fast webserver with minimal memory footprint
Description-md5: 3cbd5b2dae1802558158d8c2aae494ab

Package: lighttpd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.55-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1240
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, lighttpd-mod-access, lighttpd-mod-accesslog, lighttpd-mod-alias, lighttpd-mod-auth, lighttpd-mod-authn-file, lighttpd-mod-cgi, lighttpd-mod-compress, lighttpd-mod-deflate, lighttpd-mod-dirlisting, lighttpd-mod-evasive, lighttpd-mod-evhost, lighttpd-mod-expire, lighttpd-mod-extforward, lighttpd-mod-fastcgi, lighttpd-mod-flv-streaming, lighttpd-mod-indexfile, lighttpd-mod-openssl, lighttpd-mod-proxy, lighttpd-mod-redirect, lighttpd-mod-rewrite, lighttpd-mod-rrdtool, lighttpd-mod-scgi, lighttpd-mod-secdownload, lighttpd-mod-setenv, lighttpd-mod-simple-vhost, lighttpd-mod-sockproxy, lighttpd-mod-ssi, lighttpd-mod-staticfile, lighttpd-mod-status, lighttpd-mod-uploadprogress, lighttpd-mod-userdir, lighttpd-mod-usertrack, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb, lighttpd-mod-wstunnel
Depends: libattr1 (>= 1:2.4.44), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libgamin0 | libfam0, libpcre3, libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), mime-support, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: spawn-fcgi, perl:any
Suggests: openssl, rrdtool, php-cgi, apache2-utils, lighttpd-doc, lighttpd-mod-authn-gssapi, lighttpd-mod-authn-pam, lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl, lighttpd-mod-cml, lighttpd-mod-geoip, lighttpd-mod-magnet, lighttpd-mod-maxminddb, lighttpd-mod-trigger-b4-dl, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-dbi, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql, lighttpd-mod-webdav, lighttpd-modules-ldap, lighttpd-modules-mysql, ufw
Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.55-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 323444
MD5sum: 5f732918a9687ceea78311b1f49d7340
SHA1: 8c7b20359d7e50321dceabd41135b43b41d9345f
SHA256: 12e9b727dfa95e2ad672568567c4c618d375e65c8dec225840ee88259d06b0cc
Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/
Description: fast webserver with minimal memory footprint
Description-md5: 3cbd5b2dae1802558158d8c2aae494ab