How To Install php-sass on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-sass on Kali Linux. php-sass is PHP bindings to libsass - fast, native Sass parsing in PHP

Introduction

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

What is php-sass

php-sass is:

The sass extension for PHP gives you an object-oriented system of parsing Sass from within your PHP applications. Under the hood it uses libsass to provide super speedy and compatible Sass parsing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-sass

Install php-sass Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-sass

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-sass

How To Uninstall php-sass on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-sass

Uninstall php-sass And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-sass

Remove php-sass Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-sass

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-sass have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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