How To Install webdeploy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install webdeploy on Kali Linux. webdeploy is Deploy files using FTP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webdeploy on Kali Linux.

What is webdeploy

webdeploy is:

Deploys files in the working directory to the specified FTP server preserving directory structure and ignoring unchanged files.

There are three methods to install webdeploy 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 webdeploy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webdeploy

Install webdeploy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install webdeploy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install webdeploy

Install webdeploy 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 webdeploy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webdeploy

How To Uninstall webdeploy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the webdeploy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove webdeploy

Uninstall webdeploy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webdeploy

Remove webdeploy Configurations and Data

To remove webdeploy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge webdeploy

Remove webdeploy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove webdeploy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webdeploy

Dependencies

webdeploy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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