How To Install php-net-socket on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-socket on Kali Linux. php-net-socket is Network Socket Interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-socket on Kali Linux.

What is php-net-socket

php-net-socket is:

Net_Socket is a class interface to TCP sockets. It provides blocking and non-blocking operation, with different reading and writing modes (byte-wise, block-wise, line-wise and special formats like network byte-order ip addresses).

There are three methods to install php-net-socket 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-net-socket 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-net-socket using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-net-socket

Install php-net-socket Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-net-socket

Install php-net-socket 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-net-socket using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-net-socket

How To Uninstall php-net-socket on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-net-socket package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-net-socket

Uninstall php-net-socket And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-net-socket

Remove php-net-socket Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-socket

Remove php-net-socket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-socket

Dependencies

php-net-socket have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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