How To Install php-imagick on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-imagick
on Kali Linux.
What is php-imagick
php-imagick is:
Imagick is a native php extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick API. This extension requires ImageMagick version 6.2.4+ and PHP 5.1.3+.
IMPORTANT: Version 2.x API is not compatible with earlier versions.
There are three methods to install php-imagick
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-imagick Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install php-imagick
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install php-imagick Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install php-imagick
using apt
by running the following command:
Install php-imagick 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.
After updating apt database, We can install php-imagick
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall php-imagick on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the php-imagick
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall php-imagick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-imagick
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove php-imagick Configurations and Data
To remove php-imagick
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove php-imagick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-imagick
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
php-imagick have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-imagick
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.