How To Install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb on Kali Linux.
What is lighttpd-mod-maxminddb
lighttpd-mod-maxminddb is:
This package contains the maxminddb module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to distinguish users based on the location using a GeoIP2 database.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb 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 lighttpd-mod-maxminddb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-maxminddbInstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-maxminddbInstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-maxminddbHow To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-maxminddb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddbUninstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-maxminddb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-maxminddbRemove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-maxminddbRemove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-maxminddb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-maxminddbDependencies
lighttpd-mod-maxminddb have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-maxminddb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
