How To Install cgilib on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cgilib

cgilib is:

This library provides a simple programming API to the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). It features HTTP Redirect, provides read access to FORM variables, sets HTTP Cookies and reads them.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cgilib

Install cgilib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cgilib

Install cgilib 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 cgilib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cgilib

How To Uninstall cgilib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cgilib

Uninstall cgilib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cgilib

Remove cgilib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cgilib

Remove cgilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cgilib

Dependencies

cgilib have the following dependencies:

References

• cgilib website

Summary

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