How To Install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext is:

WebDAV Ext module complements the Nginx WebDAV module to provide a full WebDAV support.

WebDAV Ext provides the missing PROPFIND & OPTIONS methods.

There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext 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-dav-ext 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-dav-ext using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

Install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

Install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext 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-dav-ext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext 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-dav-ext

Remove libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

Remove libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext

Dependencies

libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext have the following dependencies:

• nginx-common
• libc6
• libxml2

References

• libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext website

Summary

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