• Table of contents
• Source
  • Current release
  • SVN checkout
• Binary packages
  • Debian based systems
  • openSUSE
  • YUM based systems
  • Gentoo
  • FreeBSD ports

Source¶

This are short instructions for experts.

Current release¶

See http://www.lighttpd.net/download

SVN checkout¶

svn checkout svn://svn.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/branches/lighttpd-1.4.x/
./autogen.sh

Then use ./configure and friends. Don't forget to run ./autogen.sh after a svn update.

Binary packages¶

On most systems you can install the current lighttpd-1.4.x version via the package management:

Debian based systems¶

Websites:

• Debian: http://packages.debian.org/source/lighttpd
• Ubuntu: http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/lighttpd

aptitude install lighttpd lighttpd-doc

Some modules are only available from extra packages (see the website)

openSUSE¶

Website:

• http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=ALL&p=1&q=lighttpd
  The buildservice from opensuse may contain packages for other systems too

zypper install lighttpd

Some modules are only available from extra packages (use zypper search lighttpd to find them)

YUM based systems¶

yum install lighttpd

Gentoo¶

emerge lighttpd

FreeBSD ports¶

FreeBSD has the ports and lighttpd is in this tree for a long time now.

cd /usr/ports/www/lighttpd
make install clean