How To Install lighttpd-modules-ldap on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-modules-ldap on Kali Linux.
What is lighttpd-modules-ldap
lighttpd-modules-ldap is:
This package contains the following modules:
- mod_authn_ldap: With this module, it is possible to perform authentication against an LDAP server.
- mod_vhostdb_ldap: Database backend module for using LDAP as a source for virtual host configuration using mod_vhostdb.
Do not depend on this package. Depend on the provided lighttpd-mod-* packages instead.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-modules-ldap 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-modules-ldap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-modules-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-modules-ldapInstall lighttpd-modules-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-modules-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-modules-ldapInstall lighttpd-modules-ldap 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-modules-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-modules-ldapHow To Uninstall lighttpd-modules-ldap on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lighttpd-modules-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-modules-ldapUninstall lighttpd-modules-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-modules-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-modules-ldapRemove lighttpd-modules-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-modules-ldap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-modules-ldapRemove lighttpd-modules-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-modules-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-modules-ldapDependencies
lighttpd-modules-ldap have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-modules-ldap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.