How To Install libapache2-mod-form-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-form-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libapache2-mod-form-dev
libapache2-mod-form-dev is:
mod_form is an Apache module to decode data submitted from Web forms. The decoded data is made available to other Apache modules through two optional functions exported by mod_form with APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN.
It deals with both GET and POST methods where the data are encoded using the default content type application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
This package contains the development files for Apache modules that wish to rely on mod_form.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-form-dev 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-form-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-form-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-form-devInstall libapache2-mod-form-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-form-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-form-devInstall libapache2-mod-form-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-form-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-form-devHow To Uninstall libapache2-mod-form-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-form-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-form-devUninstall libapache2-mod-form-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-form-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-form-devRemove libapache2-mod-form-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-form-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-form-devRemove libapache2-mod-form-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-form-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-form-devDependencies
libapache2-mod-form-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-form-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.