How To Install php-libvirt-php on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-libvirt-php on Kali Linux.
What is php-libvirt-php
php-libvirt-php is:
libvirt-php is a php module that provides PHP bindings for libvirt virtualization toolkit and therefore you can access libvirt directly from your PHP scripts with no need to have virt-manager or libvirt-based CLI/GUI tools installed.
There are three methods to install php-libvirt-php 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-libvirt-php Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install php-libvirt-php using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-libvirt-phpInstall php-libvirt-php Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install php-libvirt-php using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-libvirt-phpInstall php-libvirt-php 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install php-libvirt-php using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-libvirt-phpHow To Uninstall php-libvirt-php on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the php-libvirt-php package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-libvirt-phpUninstall php-libvirt-php And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-libvirt-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-libvirt-phpRemove php-libvirt-php Configurations and Data
To remove php-libvirt-php configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-libvirt-phpRemove php-libvirt-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-libvirt-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-libvirt-phpDependencies
php-libvirt-php have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-libvirt-php package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.