how to install Apache and NGINX on the same localhost

June 7, 2019 - Reading time: 4 minutes

Assuming that you have both NGINX and Apache installed...

1. Select different IP addresses for each one.

Let's setup the hosts file for quick access to start pages.

sudo nano /etc/hosts

append lines (use any local IP you like)

127.0.0.1   nginx
127.0.0.2   apache

2. Setup listen IP and port for NGINX

NGINX must listen on one IP address only.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

And replace the lines

--- (remove lines) +++ (add lines)

--- listen 80 default_server;
--- listen [::]:80 default_server;
+++ listen nginx:80;

If you want to use SSL, make the same things for 443 port.

IMPORTANT!

Make sure all enabled NGINX websites listen on nginx:80

Restart NGINX

sudo service nginx restart

Make a check using command sudo netstat -tulpn | grep :80

tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:80            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      26540/nginx: master

Done! Now you can access default NGINX host by url http://nginx

3. Setup listen IP and port for Apache

Apache must listen on one IP address only as well.

Ports:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf

And replace the lines

--- (remove lines) +++ (add lines)

--- Listen 80
--- Listen 443
+++ Listen apache:80
+++ Listen apache:443

Default virtual host:

sudo nano /etc/apache/sites-enabled/000-default

And replace the lines

--- (remove lines) +++ (add lines)

--- <VirtualHost *:80>
+++ <VirtualHost apache:80>

If you want to use SSL, make the same things for 443 port.

IMPORTANT!

Make sure all enabled Apache websites listen on apache:80

Restart Apache

sudo service apache2 restart

Make a check using command sudo netstat -tulpn | grep :80

tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:80            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      26829/apache2

Done! Now you can access default Apache host by url http://apache


dpkg commands

November 11, 2012 - Reading time: 4 minutes

There are two actions, they are dpkg-query and dpkg-deb.

Install a package

# sudo dpkg -i {package_name}    
# sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb

Remove a package

# sudo dpkg -r {package_name}
# sudo dpkg -r vlc

Remove a package and its configuration files

# sudo dpkg -P {package_name}
# sudo dpkg -P vlc

List all installed packages.

You can pipe the command to less (a pager) so you can more easily scroll the content:

# dpkg -l | less

Check if the package is installed or not

# dpkg -l {package_name}
# dpkg -l vlc

Check if the package is installed or not, and if it is, launch it:

# dpkg -l | vlc

See whether a package is installed or not

And this will show the location where the package will be installed. Here -S (capital S) to search whether the package was installed or not.

# sudo dpkg -S {package_name}
# sudo dpkg -S skype

Install a *.deb package from a specified location

Here -R is recursive. (Recursively handle all regular files matching the pattern *.deb found at specified directories and all of its subdirectories).

# sudo dpkg -R --install {package_location}
# sudo dpkg -R --install /home/sysadmin/soft

Show package details

Here -p (lowercase p) will show the package info:

# dpkg -p {package_name}
# dpkg -p apache2

View the content of a package

Use -c (lowercase c) to show the content:

# sudo dpkg -c {package_name}
# sudo dpkg -c skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb

Extract the *.deb package file

Use -x (lowercase x) to extract:

# dpkg -x {package_name} {location_were_to_extract}
# dpkg -x libqt4-phonon_4.6.3-4+squeeze1_i386.deb /home/sysadmin/

Extract and display the filenames contained in a package

Use -X (uppercase X) to display the content with extraction.

# dpkg -X {package_name} {location_were_to_extract}
# dpkg -X libqt4-phonon_4.6.3-4+squeeze1_i386.deb /home/sysadmin/

Display information about a package

Here -I stands for information:

# dpkg -I {package_name}
# dpkg -I libqt4-phonon_4.6.3-4+squeeze1_i386.deb

Reconfigure an already installed package

dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they already have been installed. Pass it the name(s) of a package or packages to reconfigure. It will ask configuration questions, much like when the package was first installed.

# dpkg-reconfigure postfix

This will reconfigure postfix the same way as when you installed it for the first time.

Need to know more about dpkg commands? Have a look at the manual page:

# man dpkg