How To Install php-easyrdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-easyrdf on Kali Linux. php-easyrdf is PHP library to consume and produce RDF

Introduction

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

What is php-easyrdf

php-easyrdf is:

EasyRdf is a PHP library to consume and produce RDF. Resource Description Framework, RDF, is an official W3C Recommendation for Semantic Web data models.

After parsing EasyRdf builds up a graph of PHP objects that can then be walked around to get the data to be placed on the page. Dump methods are available to inspect what data is available during development.

Data is typically loaded into a EasyRdf_Graph object from source RDF documents, loaded from the web via HTTP. The EasyRdf_GraphStore class can load and save data on a SPARQL 1.1 Graph Store.

SPARQL queries can be made over HTTP to a Triplestore using the EasyRdf_Sparql_Client class. SELECT and ASK queries will return an EasyRdf_Sparql_Result object and CONSTRUCT and DESCRIBE queries will return an EasyRdf_Graph object.

There are three methods to install php-easyrdf 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-easyrdf 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-easyrdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-easyrdf

Install php-easyrdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-easyrdf

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-easyrdf

How To Uninstall php-easyrdf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-easyrdf

Uninstall php-easyrdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-easyrdf

Remove php-easyrdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-easyrdf

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-easyrdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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