How To Install libapache2-mod-xforward on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libapache2-mod-xforward

libapache2-mod-xforward is:

When this header is seen by Apache it uses the apache mod_proxy module to proxy the given URL.

This is not visible for the client process and can be used to free the cgi/rails process pool by long running requests after initial check routines.

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

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

Install libapache2-mod-xforward Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-xforward

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-xforward

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-xforward on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-xforward

Uninstall libapache2-mod-xforward And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-xforward

Remove libapache2-mod-xforward Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-xforward have the following dependencies:

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

References

• libapache2-mod-xforward website

Summary

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