How To Install libapreq2-3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapreq2-3 on Kali Linux. libapreq2-3 is generic Apache request library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapreq2-3 on Kali Linux.

What is libapreq2-3

libapreq2-3 is:

The generic Apache request library (APR) contains modules for manipulating client request data with the Apache API from Perl and C. Functionality includes:

  • parsing of application/x-www-form-urlencoded data
  • parsing of multipart/form-data
  • parsing of HTTP Cookies

This package contains the main library.

There are three methods to install libapreq2-3 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 libapreq2-3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libapreq2-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapreq2-3

Install libapreq2-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapreq2-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapreq2-3

Install libapreq2-3 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 libapreq2-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapreq2-3

How To Uninstall libapreq2-3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libapreq2-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapreq2-3

Uninstall libapreq2-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapreq2-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapreq2-3

Remove libapreq2-3 Configurations and Data

To remove libapreq2-3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapreq2-3

Remove libapreq2-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapreq2-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapreq2-3

Dependencies

libapreq2-3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapreq2-3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.