How To Install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Kali Linux. libapache2-mod-auth-tkt is lightweight single-sign-on authentication module for Apache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Kali Linux.

What is libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

libapache2-mod-auth-tkt is:

mod_auth_tkt is a lightweight single-sign-on authentication module for Apache. It uses secure cookie-based tickets to implement a single-signon framework that works across multiple Apache instances and servers.

mod_auth_tkt itself is completely repository-agnostic, as the actual authentication is done by a user-supplied CGI or script in your language of choice (examples are provided in Perl, with contrib libraries for use with Python and PHP). This allows authentication against virtually any kind of user repository you can imagine (password files, ldap directories, databases, etc.)

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt 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 libapache2-mod-auth-tkt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

Install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

Install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt 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 libapache2-mod-auth-tkt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-auth-tkt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-tkt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-tkt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

Remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

Remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-auth-tkt

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-auth-tkt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.