How To Install apache2-suexec-pristine on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-suexec-pristine on Kali Linux.

What is apache2-suexec-pristine

apache2-suexec-pristine is:

Provides the standard suexec helper program for mod_suexec. This version is compiled with document root /var/www and userdir suffix public_html. If you need different settings, use the package apache2-suexec-custom.

There are three methods to install apache2-suexec-pristine 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 apache2-suexec-pristine Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apache2-suexec-pristine using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apache2-suexec-pristine

Install apache2-suexec-pristine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apache2-suexec-pristine using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apache2-suexec-pristine

Install apache2-suexec-pristine 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 apache2-suexec-pristine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apache2-suexec-pristine

How To Uninstall apache2-suexec-pristine on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the apache2-suexec-pristine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apache2-suexec-pristine

Uninstall apache2-suexec-pristine And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apache2-suexec-pristine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apache2-suexec-pristine

Remove apache2-suexec-pristine Configurations and Data

To remove apache2-suexec-pristine configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apache2-suexec-pristine

Remove apache2-suexec-pristine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apache2-suexec-pristine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apache2-suexec-pristine

Dependencies

apache2-suexec-pristine have the following dependencies:

• apache2-bin
• libc6

References

• apache2-suexec-pristine website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-suexec-pristine package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.