How To Install php-excimer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-excimer on Kali Linux. php-excimer is PHP extension that provides a non-static, non-global profiler

Introduction

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

What is php-excimer

php-excimer is:

Excimer is a new PHP extension that provides a non-static, non-global profiler. It can be used as an alternative to the xhprof and tideways PHP extensions.

Excimer is being designed for usage in MediaWiki, but it has no dependency upon MediaWiki and can be used standalone.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-excimer

Install php-excimer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-excimer

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-excimer

How To Uninstall php-excimer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-excimer

Uninstall php-excimer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-excimer

Remove php-excimer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-excimer

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-excimer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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