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

Introduction

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

What is libnginx-mod-http-ndk

libnginx-mod-http-ndk is:

The NDK is an Nginx module that is designed to extend the core functionality of the excellent Nginx webserver in a way that can be used as a basis of other Nginx modules.

It has functions and macros to deal with generic tasks that don’t currently have generic code as part of the core distribution. The NDK itself adds few features that are seen from a user’s point of view - it’s just designed to help reduce the code that Nginx module developers need to write.

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

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

Install libnginx-mod-http-ndk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-ndk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-ndk 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-ndk

Remove libnginx-mod-http-ndk Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• nginx-common
• libc6

References

• libnginx-mod-http-ndk website

Summary

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