How To Install mini-httpd-run on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mini-httpd-run on Kali Linux.
What is mini-httpd-run
mini-httpd-run is:
mini-httpd implements all basic features of a HTTPD, including: GET,HEAD,POST methods, common MIME types, basic authentication, virtual hosting, CGI, directory listing, trailing-slash redirection, standard logging, custom error pages etc. It also can be configured to do SSL and IPv6.
This package contains scripts to run mini-httpd under Runit supervision system.
There are three methods to install mini-httpd-run 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 mini-httpd-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mini-httpd-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mini-httpd-runInstall mini-httpd-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mini-httpd-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mini-httpd-runInstall mini-httpd-run 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 mini-httpd-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mini-httpd-runHow To Uninstall mini-httpd-run on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mini-httpd-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mini-httpd-runUninstall mini-httpd-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mini-httpd-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mini-httpd-runRemove mini-httpd-run Configurations and Data
To remove mini-httpd-run configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mini-httpd-runRemove mini-httpd-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mini-httpd-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mini-httpd-runDependencies
mini-httpd-run have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mini-httpd-run package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
