How to Install and Uninstall varnish-modules Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "varnish-modules" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install varnish-modules on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install varnish-modules

2. Uninstall "varnish-modules" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall varnish-modules on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):

$ sudo apt remove varnish-modules $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the varnish-modules package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: varnish-modules
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.16.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Varnish Package Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 204
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libvarnishapi2 (>= 6.1.0), varnishabi-11.0
Filename: pool/universe/v/varnish-modules/varnish-modules_0.16.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 50404
MD5sum: a316fae53fc74588cf97bd9ffef737d7
SHA1: c1e6032dfe0bfb48ea832493968761a0e1886de3
SHA256: 71e9326feff2784e590b2305f3676f5d3cc40dd921416d68764a335efd5bf6e4
SHA512: 9147f7a434a17b8208903333e276fe5a26b2fddf40949cba8e2069b0b4984b91d7e0d1f517b5f71371edb0ebc1858914e87a7f0585becabec3174d5760287212
Homepage: https://github.com/varnish/varnish-modules
Description-en: Varnish module collection
This is a collection of modules ("vmods") extending Varnish VCL used
for describing HTTP request/response policies with additional
capabilities. Included:
.
* Variable support
* Request and bandwidth throttling
* Modify and change complex HTTP headers
* 3.0-style saint mode
* Advanced cache invalidations, and more.
.
This collection contains the following vmods: bodyaccess,
header, saintmode, tcp, var, vsthrottle, xkey
Description-md5: 608f723217572bfd293fb7d7d020080d