How To Install libapache2-mod-xsendfile on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libapache2-mod-xsendfile

libapache2-mod-xsendfile is:

This package provides the xsendfile module for the Apache 2 webserver. xsendfile is a small Apache2 module that processes X-SENDFILE header sent by the original output handler.

If it encounters the presence of such header it will discard all output and send the file specified by that header instead using Apache internals including all optimizations like caching-headers and sendfile or mmap if configured.

It is useful for processing script-output of e.g. php, perl or any cgi.

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

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

Install libapache2-mod-xsendfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-xsendfile

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-xsendfile

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-xsendfile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-xsendfile

Uninstall libapache2-mod-xsendfile And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libapache2-mod-xsendfile Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-xsendfile have the following dependencies:

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

References

• libapache2-mod-xsendfile website

Summary

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