How To Install lighttpd-mod-openssl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is lighttpd-mod-openssl

lighttpd-mod-openssl is:

This package contains the openssl module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible serve https:// URLs.

There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-openssl 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-openssl 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-openssl using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install lighttpd-mod-openssl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-openssl

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

sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-openssl

How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-openssl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-openssl

Uninstall lighttpd-mod-openssl And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove lighttpd-mod-openssl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

lighttpd-mod-openssl have the following dependencies:

• lighttpd
• libc6
• libssl1.1

References

• lighttpd-mod-openssl website

Summary

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