How to Install and Uninstall webfs Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "webfs" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install webfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                webfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "webfs" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall webfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                webfs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the webfs package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: webfs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 183
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mats Erik Andersson
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21+ds1-11
Provides: httpd
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ucf, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14)
Filename: pool/universe/w/webfs/webfs_1.21+ds1-11_amd64.deb
Size: 63448
MD5sum: ce7247e7d0e493ba764cbeb0f122c472
SHA1: c897346ab3b4f9a1e0f8b14c5f6baf3c300f1253
SHA256: 722907f1d5e9a5499bb4de04e6ebb59df7b594d8b4a52fba0667d37d95b36a6b
Description-en: lightweight HTTP server for static content
This package provides a simple web server for mostly static content,
with limited CGI support (GET requests only).
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Example uses include giving HTTP access to the contents of an FTP
site, or exporting some files by quickly starting a web server
without any need to edit configuration files first.
Description-md5: 199ba99a895de05226c23ad6c18bf7c9
Homepage: http://linux.bytesex.org/misc/webfs.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu