I currently have Nginx installed via the instructions on the Nginx site:
nginx=stable
sudo su -
add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/$nginx
apt-get update
apt-get install
I have configured Nginx and it has been running great for a little while. Now, I want to add some custom modules–say, the Upload Progress Module. The instructions for this module say to add --add-module=path/to/nginx_uploadprogress_module
to your ./configure
command. However, I did not install Nginx from source.
What is the best way to handle this situation? Is it possible to tell APT to compile from source and pass options to ./configure
? Can I compile over the existing installation? What about paths–how do I make them match? Or do I have to remove the APT managed version and start over?
Best Answer
Install dpkg-dev:
Add repository:
Edit
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx-stable-lucid.list
, add dpkg-src:note: (the previous step may have already been automatically performed on Ubuntu >= 12.04 - also make sure that you change
lucid
to reflect your version)Resynchronize the package index files:
Get sources:
Build dependencies:
Edit nginx-0.8.54/debian/rules:
Build package:
Install packages: