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

Introduction

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

What is libnginx-mod-http-perl

libnginx-mod-http-perl is:

Embed Perl runtime into nginx.

The ngx_http_perl module is used to implement location and variable handlers in Perl and insert Perl calls into SSI.

Note that this module is marked experimental.

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

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

Install libnginx-mod-http-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-perl 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-perl

Remove libnginx-mod-http-perl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• nginx-common
• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6
• libperl5.32

References

• libnginx-mod-http-perl website

Summary

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