How to Install Hiawatha on Linux Mint

Hiawatha is a lightweight and fast web server that is known for its excellent security features. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hiawatha on your Linux Mint latest version.

Prerequisites

Before installing Hiawatha, ensure that you have met the following prerequisites:

A Linux Mint latest version installed
A terminal window open
Sudo privileges

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Hiawatha on your Linux Mint latest version:

Open the terminal window
Update your system packages by running the following command:
```
sudo apt-get update
```
Install Hiawatha from the official website by downloading the latest version of the source code:

Go to https://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/download/ to download the latest version of Hiawatha.
```
wget https://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/files/hiawatha-<version>.tar.gz
```
For example, to download version 10.10:
```
wget https://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/files/hiawatha-10.10.tar.gz
```
Then extract the downloaded files:
```
tar -xzvf hiawatha-<version>.tar.gz
```
For example, for version 10.10:
```
tar -xzvf hiawatha-10.10.tar.gz
```
This will extract the Hiawatha folder with all necessary files.
Install the required packages

Hiawatha requires several packages to run correctly. Install them by running the following command:
```
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libxslt1-dev libpcre3-dev libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev
```
Change to the extracted folder
```
cd hiawatha-<version>
```

Run the following commands to compile and install Hiawatha:

sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-openssl
sudo make
sudo make install

After installation, start Hiawatha by running the following command:
```
sudo /usr/sbin/hiawatha
```
Now you can access Hiawatha at http://localhost.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Hiawatha on your Linux Mint latest version, and you can proceed to create or host your website with it. Hiawatha is a robust and secure web server that can handle high traffic with ease.