How To Install jsp-file-browser on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsp-file-browser on Kali Linux.

What is jsp-file-browser

jsp-file-browser is:

This package contains an easy to use and easy to install file browser java server page. This JSP program allows remote web-based file access and manipulation. Features: - Create, copy, move, rename and delete files and directories - Shortkeys - View Files (pictures, movies, pdf, html,…) - Javascript filename filter - Edit textfiles - Upload files to the server (Status via Upload monitor) - Download files from the server - Download groups of files and folders as a single zip file that is created on the fly - Execute native commands on the server (e.g ls, tar, chmod,…) - View entries and unpack zip, jar, war and gz files on the server - Just one file, very easy to install (in fact, just copy it to the server) - Customizable layout via css file - Restrict file access via black or whitelist - Changeable to a read-only (with or without upload) solution Jsp file browser should work on any JSP1.1 compatible server (e.g. Tomcat>=3.0). It has been tested on Tomcat 4.0 and 5.5, Resin 2.1.7 and Jetty.

There are three methods to install jsp-file-browser 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 jsp-file-browser Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jsp-file-browser

Install jsp-file-browser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jsp-file-browser using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jsp-file-browser

Install jsp-file-browser 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 jsp-file-browser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jsp-file-browser

How To Uninstall jsp-file-browser on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the jsp-file-browser package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jsp-file-browser

Uninstall jsp-file-browser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jsp-file-browser

Remove jsp-file-browser Configurations and Data

To remove jsp-file-browser configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jsp-file-browser

Remove jsp-file-browser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jsp-file-browser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jsp-file-browser

Dependencies

jsp-file-browser have the following dependencies:

References

• jsp-file-browser website

Summary

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