How To Install libvarnishapi2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvarnishapi2 on Kali Linux.

What is libvarnishapi2

libvarnishapi2 is:

Shared libraries for the Varnish HTTP accelerator.

There are three methods to install libvarnishapi2 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 libvarnishapi2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvarnishapi2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvarnishapi2

Install libvarnishapi2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvarnishapi2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvarnishapi2

Install libvarnishapi2 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 libvarnishapi2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvarnishapi2

How To Uninstall libvarnishapi2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvarnishapi2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvarnishapi2

Uninstall libvarnishapi2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvarnishapi2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvarnishapi2

Remove libvarnishapi2 Configurations and Data

To remove libvarnishapi2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvarnishapi2

Remove libvarnishapi2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvarnishapi2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvarnishapi2

Dependencies

libvarnishapi2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcre3

References

• libvarnishapi2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvarnishapi2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.