How To Install libapache2-mod-form on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libapache2-mod-form

libapache2-mod-form 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 Apache module.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-form 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 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-form using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-form

Install libapache2-mod-form Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-form

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-form

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-form on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-form

Uninstall libapache2-mod-form And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-form 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

Remove libapache2-mod-form Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-form

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-form

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-form have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• apache2-api-20120211
• apache2-bin

References

• libapache2-mod-form website

Summary

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