How To Install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Kali Linux. lighttpd-mod-mbedtls is TLS support using mbedTLS module for lighttpd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Kali Linux.

What is lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

lighttpd-mod-mbedtls is:

This package contains the mbedtls module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible serve https:// URLs. Aimed at embedded systems, mbedTLS uses less memory than OpenSSL, though is slightly slower than OpenSSL.

There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls 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-mbedtls Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

Install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

Install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls 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 lighttpd-mod-mbedtls using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-mbedtls package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

Uninstall lighttpd-mod-mbedtls And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lighttpd-mod-mbedtls and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

Remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls Configurations and Data

To remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

Remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-mbedtls

Dependencies

lighttpd-mod-mbedtls have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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