How To Install php-curl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-curl on Kali Linux.

What is php-curl

php-curl is:

This package provides a CURL module for PHP.

PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).

There are three methods to install php-curl 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 php-curl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-curl

Install php-curl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-curl

Install php-curl 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 php-curl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-curl

How To Uninstall php-curl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-curl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-curl

Uninstall php-curl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-curl

Remove php-curl Configurations and Data

To remove php-curl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-curl

Remove php-curl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-curl

Dependencies

php-curl have the following dependencies:

• php-common
• php7.4-curl

References

• php-curl website

Summary

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