How To Install owhttpd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install owhttpd on Kali Linux. owhttpd is HTTP daemon providing access to 1-Wire networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install owhttpd on Kali Linux.

What is owhttpd

owhttpd is:

The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.

HTTP daemon providing access to 1-Wire networks.

There are three methods to install owhttpd 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 owhttpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install owhttpd

Install owhttpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install owhttpd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install owhttpd

Install owhttpd 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 owhttpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install owhttpd

How To Uninstall owhttpd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the owhttpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove owhttpd

Uninstall owhttpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove owhttpd

Remove owhttpd Configurations and Data

To remove owhttpd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge owhttpd

Remove owhttpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove owhttpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge owhttpd

Dependencies

owhttpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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