How To Install php-pclzip on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is php-pclzip

php-pclzip is:

This library offers compression and extraction functions for ZIP formatted archives (WinZip, PKZIP). It gives you the ability to manipulate ZIP formatted archives. You can create, list and extract the contents of any ZIP file.

PclZip defines an object oriented interface to ZIP archives through a PHP class. This class manages the archive properties and offers access method and actions on it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-pclzip

Install php-pclzip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-pclzip

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-pclzip

How To Uninstall php-pclzip on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-pclzip

Uninstall php-pclzip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-pclzip

Remove php-pclzip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-pclzip

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-pclzip have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php-pclzip website

Summary

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