How to Install and Uninstall nginx-light Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "nginx-light" package

This tutorial shows how to install nginx-light on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall nginx-light on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                nginx-light
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nginx-light package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nginx-light
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/httpd
Source: nginx
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kartik Mistry
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 868
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, nginx
Depends: nginx-common (= 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2~beta3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: nginx-doc (= 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5)
Conflicts: nginx-core, nginx-extras, nginx-full
Breaks: nginx (<< 1.4.5-1)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nginx/nginx-light_1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5_amd64.deb
Size: 314974
MD5sum: 88f474ab55c32b61c33dbd16c3ba33e3
SHA1: 420177860516369e3578bf12dfbabfb0e7142867
SHA256: f274d82243465f284d1d8de6235b342a5949d5fc966f6d9f6bb4a018f049dba6
SHA512: f9dc0b111fa4e1a6256ac29e6a3e46db01e3faea60ad77bfddf2be7f1fc5689943b29e47cedb575c022192b3858957b03826e285707a5eeed8fb6e3d8b7cbe00
Homepage: http://nginx.net
Description-en: nginx web/proxy server (basic version)
Nginx ("engine X") is a high-performance web and reverse proxy server
created by Igor Sysoev. It can be used both as a standalone web server
and as a proxy to reduce the load on back-end HTTP or mail servers.
.
This package provides a very light version of nginx with only the
minimal set of features and modules.
.
STANDARD HTTP MODULES: Core, Access, Auth Basic, Auto Index, Empty GIF,
FastCGI, Map, Proxy, Rewrite.
.
OPTIONAL HTTP MODULES: Auth Request, Charset, Gzip, Gzip Precompression,
Headers, Index, Log, Real IP, SSL, Stub Status, Upstream.
.
THIRD PARTY MODULES: Echo.
Description-md5: 6dcfb9f65ac8749762b5d819cc4f3e2f
Supported: 3y

Package: nginx-light
Priority: optional
Section: universe/httpd
Installed-Size: 865
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kartik Mistry
Architecture: amd64
Source: nginx
Version: 1.9.15-0ubuntu1
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, nginx
Depends: nginx-common (= 1.9.15-0ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2~beta3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: nginx-doc (= 1.9.15-0ubuntu1)
Conflicts: nginx-core, nginx-extras, nginx-full
Breaks: nginx (<< 1.4.5-1)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nginx/nginx-light_1.9.15-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 315488
MD5sum: 95409b9558fc5c71271504bf4fe4d478
SHA1: 2a54f8c7f78a5fa4e394de27d37769c2f00e2530
SHA256: c0cc09f6f0f320f2b27b9fd30c92a48aa69d5b94bfcb4535ea4ecd35238e38f7
Description-en: nginx web/proxy server (basic version)
Nginx ("engine X") is a high-performance web and reverse proxy server
created by Igor Sysoev. It can be used both as a standalone web server
and as a proxy to reduce the load on back-end HTTP or mail servers.
.
This package provides a very light version of nginx with only the
minimal set of features and modules.
.
STANDARD HTTP MODULES: Core, Access, Auth Basic, Auto Index, Empty GIF,
FastCGI, Map, Proxy, Rewrite.
.
OPTIONAL HTTP MODULES: Auth Request, Charset, Gzip, Gzip Precompression,
Headers, Index, Log, Real IP, SSL, Stub Status, Upstream.
.
THIRD PARTY MODULES: Echo.
Description-md5: 6dcfb9f65ac8749762b5d819cc4f3e2f
Homepage: http://nginx.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m