How To Install publicfile-installer on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install publicfile-installer on Kali Linux.
What is publicfile-installer
publicfile-installer is:
Publicfile is an HTTP and FTP server, written by Daniel J. Bernstein in 1999; it didn’t change a lot after that. Modern features are not supported. However, if you’re looking for a small, simple and secure webserver, which integrates with the runit and daemontools UNIX service managers, publicfile will suit your needs.
This installer package downloads the publicfile .tar.gz file from the upstream website, combines it with Debian packaging information from the package maintainer’s website; then builds a publicfile Debian package, and installs that. When installing this installer package, one is given the option to postpone downloading and installing publicfile.
There are three methods to install publicfile-installer 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 publicfile-installer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install publicfile-installer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install publicfile-installerInstall publicfile-installer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install publicfile-installer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install publicfile-installerInstall publicfile-installer 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 publicfile-installer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install publicfile-installerHow To Uninstall publicfile-installer on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the publicfile-installer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove publicfile-installerUninstall publicfile-installer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall publicfile-installer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove publicfile-installerRemove publicfile-installer Configurations and Data
To remove publicfile-installer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge publicfile-installerRemove publicfile-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove publicfile-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge publicfile-installerDependencies
publicfile-installer have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install publicfile-installer package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
