How To Install php-shellcommand on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is php-shellcommand

php-shellcommand is:

php-shellcommand provides a simple object oriented interface to execute shell commands.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-shellcommand

Install php-shellcommand Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-shellcommand

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-shellcommand

How To Uninstall php-shellcommand on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-shellcommand

Uninstall php-shellcommand And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-shellcommand

Remove php-shellcommand Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-shellcommand

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-shellcommand have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php-shellcommand website

Summary

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