How To Install php-ssh2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ssh2 on Kali Linux. php-ssh2 is Bindings for the libssh2 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ssh2 on Kali Linux.

What is php-ssh2

php-ssh2 is:

Provides PHP bindings to the functions of libssh2 which implements the SSH2 protocol.

WARNING: The PHP 7.0 is an unreleased git snapshot of current ssh2 that implements support for PHP 7.0. USE WITH CAUTION!

There are three methods to install php-ssh2 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-ssh2 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-ssh2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-ssh2

Install php-ssh2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-ssh2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-ssh2

Install php-ssh2 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-ssh2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-ssh2

How To Uninstall php-ssh2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-ssh2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-ssh2

Uninstall php-ssh2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-ssh2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-ssh2

Remove php-ssh2 Configurations and Data

To remove php-ssh2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-ssh2

Remove php-ssh2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-ssh2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-ssh2

Dependencies

php-ssh2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ssh2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.