How To Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Kali Linux. libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 is GeoIP2 HTTP module for Nginx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Kali Linux.

What is libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 is:

The ngx_http_geoip2 module creates variables with values depending on the client IP address, using the precompiled MaxMind GeoIP2 databases.

Those variables include country, region, city, latitude, longitude, postal code, etc.

There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 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-geoip2 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-geoip2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 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-geoip2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 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-geoip2

Remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

Remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-geoip2

Dependencies

libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.