How To Install php-horde-vfs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-vfs on Kali Linux. php-horde-vfs is Virtual file system library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-vfs on Kali Linux.

What is php-horde-vfs

php-horde-vfs is:

A library that provides a Virtual File System API, with backends for SQL, FTP, Local filesystems, Hybrid SQL and filesystem, Samba, SSH2/SFTP, MongoDB. Reading, writing and listing of files are all supported.

This package is part of Horde, a web application Framework written in PHP with modules like IMP (webmail), Turba (contacts), Kronolith (calendar), Nag (task list), Gollem (file manager), etc.

There are three methods to install php-horde-vfs 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 php-horde-vfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-vfs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-horde-vfs

Install php-horde-vfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-vfs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-horde-vfs

Install php-horde-vfs 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 php-horde-vfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-vfs

How To Uninstall php-horde-vfs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-horde-vfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-vfs

Uninstall php-horde-vfs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-vfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-horde-vfs

Remove php-horde-vfs Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-vfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-horde-vfs

Remove php-horde-vfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-horde-vfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-horde-vfs

Dependencies

php-horde-vfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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