Installing Nginx on POP! OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Nginx, one of the most popular web servers in the world, on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Nginx, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

First, we need to install some dependencies required to build Nginx from source. Run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libpcre3 libpcre3-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev

Next, we need to download the latest version of Nginx from their website. You can download it using the following command:

wget https://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.20.1.tar.gz

Note that the version number may be different depending on the latest version available.

Once the file is downloaded, we need to extract it using the following command:

tar -xzvf nginx-1.20.1.tar.gz

Again, make sure to replace the version number with the one you downloaded.

Now we need to configure Nginx before building it. Run the following command to configure Nginx:

cd nginx-1.20.1
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --with-http_ssl_module

This sets the installation directory to /usr/local/nginx and enables the HTTP SSL module.

After configuring Nginx, it's time to build it. Run the following command:

make

This may take a few minutes, so be patient.

Once the build process is complete, we can now install Nginx. Run the following command:

sudo make install

To verify that Nginx is installed and running, run the following command:

/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -v

This should output the version number of Nginx. You can also start Nginx using the following command:

/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

And then check if it's running by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost. You should see the default Nginx welcome page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nginx on POP! OS Latest.