How To Install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair is:

The Nginx fair proxy balancer enhances the standard round-robin load balancer provided with Nginx so that it tracks busy backend servers and adjusts balancing accordingly.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

Install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair 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-upstream-fair

Remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair

Dependencies

libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair have the following dependencies:

• nginx-common
• libc6

References

• libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair website

Summary

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