How To Install lua-nginx-redis-connector on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-redis-connector on Kali Linux.

What is lua-nginx-redis-connector

lua-nginx-redis-connector is:

Connection utilities for lua-resty-redis, making it easy and reliable to connect to Redis hosts, either directly or via Redis Sentinel.

There are three methods to install lua-nginx-redis-connector 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 lua-nginx-redis-connector Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-redis-connector using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-nginx-redis-connector

Install lua-nginx-redis-connector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-redis-connector using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lua-nginx-redis-connector

Install lua-nginx-redis-connector 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 lua-nginx-redis-connector using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-nginx-redis-connector

How To Uninstall lua-nginx-redis-connector on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lua-nginx-redis-connector package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lua-nginx-redis-connector

Uninstall lua-nginx-redis-connector And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-nginx-redis-connector and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-nginx-redis-connector

Remove lua-nginx-redis-connector Configurations and Data

To remove lua-nginx-redis-connector configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-nginx-redis-connector

Remove lua-nginx-redis-connector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua-nginx-redis-connector configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-nginx-redis-connector

Dependencies

lua-nginx-redis-connector have the following dependencies:

• lua-nginx-redis

References

• lua-nginx-redis-connector website

Summary

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