How To Install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge on Kali Linux.

What is libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge is:

Cache Purge module adds purging capabilities to Nginx. It allows purging content from caches used by all of Nginx proxy modules, like FastCGI, Proxy, SCGI and uWSGI.

There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge 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 libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

Install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

Install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge 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 libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

Remove libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge Configurations and Data

To remove libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

Remove libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge

Dependencies

libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge have the following dependencies:

• nginx-common
• libc6

References

• libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge website

Summary

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