How To Install php-gmagick on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gmagick on Kali Linux. php-gmagick is Provides a wrapper to the GraphicsMagick library

Introduction

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

What is php-gmagick

php-gmagick is:

Gmagick is a php extension to create, modify and obtain meta information of images using the GraphicsMagick API.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-gmagick

Install php-gmagick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-gmagick

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-gmagick

How To Uninstall php-gmagick on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-gmagick

Uninstall php-gmagick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-gmagick

Remove php-gmagick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-gmagick

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-gmagick have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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