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--- remove_letsencrypt_certbot_re_install [2023/06/22 15:42] – created wikiadmin
+++ remove_letsencrypt_certbot_re_install [2023/06/22 16:22] (current) – wikiadmin
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 ====== Remove LetsEncrypt Certbot in Order to Properly Re-Install Certbot ======
+[SOLVED] Certbot --apache. The requested apache plugin does not appear to be installed.
+Check the version (which would indicate something is installed, but possibly the installation command wasn't exactly correct to install the plugin that integrates best with apache).
 <code>
 $ certbot --version
+</code>
+Result
+<code>
 certbot 1.21.0
+</code>
+Try obtaining a certificate by running certbot.
+<code>
 user@svr1:~$ sudo certbot --apache
+</code>
+Result below. Here is the dreaded error message: The requested apache plugin does not appear to be installed.
+<code>
 Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
 The requested apache plugin does not appear to be installed
+</code>
+It's time to do everything to uninstall and properly reinstall certbot.
+Step 1 - Run this.
+<code>
 user@svr1:~$ sudo certbot delete
+</code>
+Result
+<code>
 Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
 No existing certificates found.
 Ask for help or search for solutions at https://community.letsencrypt.org. See the logfile /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log or re-run Certbot with -v for more details.
+</code>
+Step 2 - Run a purge.
+<code>
 user@svr1:~$ sudo apt purge python-certbot-apache
+</code>
+Result.  Notice the errors.
+<code>
 Reading package lists... Done
 Building dependency tree... Done
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 user@svr1:~$ sudo a2dissite 000-default-le-ssl.conf
 ERROR: Site 000-default-le-ssl does not exist!
+</code>
+Next. Run an Update for packages.
+<code>
 user@svr1:~$ sudo apt update
+</code>
+Result.  Nothing new available.
+<code>
 Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
 Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease [119 kB]
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 </code>
-Next
+Step 3.  REMOVE CERTBOT
 <code>
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 </code>
-Results
+Results.  Certbot (defective install) appears to have been removed, with further instructions to run 'autoremove' in order to remove some leftover package(s) (former dependencies) that are no longer required.  See below.
 <code>
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 </code>
-Next
+So, as instructed, we run 'autoremove'
 <code>
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 </code>
-Next
+That seemed to have worked well.
+Let's do a restart of the apache2 webserver . . . just for good measure.
 <code>
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 </code>
-Results
+Results.  Everything Seems to be Running well.  See below.  Note: There was an old completely unrelated warning alert that is still in the apache status error log list that was previously fixed by optionally editing apache2.conf in order to insert a line for ServerName [and local/lan IP] under a [Global] section of the .conf file, thus setting the server's ip globally on the system. I probably could have merely inserted 'localhost' or '127.0.0.1' just as well. I found the apache2.conf file in the path /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.
 <code>
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 Jun 22 14:43:31 svr1 apachectl[9991]: AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's full>Jun 22 14:43:31 svr1 systemd[1]: Started The Apache HTTP Server.
 </code>
+**Now you can PROPERLY reinstall certbot that integrates with Apache2**.
+Go Here: [[install_letsencrypt_certbot_apache2_ubuntu_server_22_04|Install LetsEncrypt Certbot Apache2 on Ubuntu Server 22.04]]