How To Install php-enchant on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is php-enchant

php-enchant is:

This package provides a Enchant 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-enchant 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-enchant 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-enchant using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-enchant

Install php-enchant Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-enchant

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-enchant

How To Uninstall php-enchant on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-enchant

Uninstall php-enchant And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-enchant

Remove php-enchant Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-enchant

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-enchant have the following dependencies:

• php-common
• php7.4-enchant

References

• php-enchant website

Summary

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