How To Install libhttp-parser-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-parser-dev on Kali Linux. libhttp-parser-dev is parser for HTTP messages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-parser-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libhttp-parser-dev

libhttp-parser-dev is:

It parses both requests and responses. The parser is designed to be used in performance HTTP applications. It does not make any syscalls nor allocations, it does not buffer data, it can be interrupted at anytime. Depending on your architecture, it only requires about 40 bytes of data per message stream (in a web server that is per connection).

This package contains development libraries and header files.

There are three methods to install libhttp-parser-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libhttp-parser-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhttp-parser-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhttp-parser-dev

Install libhttp-parser-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhttp-parser-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhttp-parser-dev

Install libhttp-parser-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libhttp-parser-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhttp-parser-dev

How To Uninstall libhttp-parser-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhttp-parser-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhttp-parser-dev

Uninstall libhttp-parser-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhttp-parser-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttp-parser-dev

Remove libhttp-parser-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libhttp-parser-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhttp-parser-dev

Remove libhttp-parser-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhttp-parser-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhttp-parser-dev

Dependencies

libhttp-parser-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-parser-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.