How To Install php-random-compat on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-random-compat on Kali Linux.

What is php-random-compat

php-random-compat is:

The random_compat polyfill provides simple interfaces for cryptographically secure random number generators added in PHP 7.0.0:

• random_bytes(int) generates an arbitrary number of random bytes
• random_int(int, int) returns a random integer between two given values (inclusive)

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-random-compat

Install php-random-compat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-random-compat

Install php-random-compat 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-random-compat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-random-compat

How To Uninstall php-random-compat on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-random-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-random-compat

Uninstall php-random-compat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-random-compat

Remove php-random-compat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-random-compat

Remove php-random-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-random-compat

Dependencies

php-random-compat have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php-random-compat website

Summary

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