How To install an Apache server from the terminal on a Linux distribution

To install the Apache server from the terminal on a Linux distribution, you can use the package manager that comes with your distribution. Here are the steps for some popular Linux distributions:

Ubuntu or Debian:

  1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
  2. Update the package list and upgrade any existing packages by running the following command:

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
  1. Install Apache server by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2
  1. Once the installation is complete, start the Apache server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
  1. Check if the Apache server is running by opening a web browser and going to http://localhost. If you see the “It works!” message, then the Apache server is running.

CentOS or Fedora:

  1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
  2. Update the package list and upgrade any existing packages by running the following command:
sudo yum update
  1. Install Apache server by running the following command:
sudo yum install httpd
  1. Once the installation is complete, start the Apache server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
  1. Check if the Apache server is running by opening a web browser and going to http://localhost. If you see the “It works!” message, then the Apache server is running.

That’s it! You have successfully installed and started the Apache server on your Linux distribution using the terminal.

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