How To Install libgv-php7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-php7 on Kali Linux. libgv-php7 is PHP7 bindings for graphviz

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-php7 on Kali Linux.

What is libgv-php7

libgv-php7 is:

Graphviz is a set of graph drawing tools. See the description of the graphviz package for a full description.

This package contains the PHP7 bindings.

There are three methods to install libgv-php7 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 libgv-php7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgv-php7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgv-php7

Install libgv-php7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgv-php7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgv-php7

Install libgv-php7 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 libgv-php7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgv-php7

How To Uninstall libgv-php7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgv-php7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgv-php7

Uninstall libgv-php7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgv-php7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgv-php7

Remove libgv-php7 Configurations and Data

To remove libgv-php7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgv-php7

Remove libgv-php7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgv-php7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgv-php7

Dependencies

libgv-php7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-php7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.