How To Install lighttpd-mod-deflate on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-deflate on Kali Linux.

What is lighttpd-mod-deflate

lighttpd-mod-deflate is:

This package contains the deflate module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible compress HTTP responses using zlib, brotli, or bzip2 if supported by the client.

There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-deflate 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 lighttpd-mod-deflate Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-deflate

Install lighttpd-mod-deflate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-deflate using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-deflate

Install lighttpd-mod-deflate 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 lighttpd-mod-deflate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-deflate

How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-deflate on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-deflate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-deflate

Uninstall lighttpd-mod-deflate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-deflate

Remove lighttpd-mod-deflate Configurations and Data

To remove lighttpd-mod-deflate configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-deflate

Remove lighttpd-mod-deflate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-deflate

Dependencies

lighttpd-mod-deflate have the following dependencies:

• lighttpd
• libbrotli1
• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• lighttpd-mod-deflate website

Summary

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