How To Install dhis-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhis-server on Kali Linux. dhis-server is Dynamic Host Information System - server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhis-server on Kali Linux.

What is dhis-server

dhis-server is:

DHIS is a client-server architecture meant to update databases for systems which are assigned a dynamic IP[v4] address.

By the means of a DHIS client a host which is assigned a dynamic IP address (either from its ISP or from DHCP) is able to communicate with a DHIS server in order to advertise its newly acquired IP address.

There are three methods to install dhis-server 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 dhis-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dhis-server

Install dhis-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dhis-server

Install dhis-server 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 dhis-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dhis-server

How To Uninstall dhis-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dhis-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dhis-server

Uninstall dhis-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhis-server

Remove dhis-server Configurations and Data

To remove dhis-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dhis-server

Remove dhis-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhis-server

Dependencies

dhis-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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