How To Install php-symfony on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony on Kali Linux. php-symfony is set of reusable components and framework for web projects

Introduction

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

What is php-symfony

php-symfony is:

The Symfony PHP framework allows one to create websites and web applications. It??s a set of tools and a development methodology.

This package depends on every component. Applications depending on Symfony should rather depend on individual components actually needed by them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony

Install php-symfony Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony

How To Uninstall php-symfony on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony

Uninstall php-symfony And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony

Remove php-symfony Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-symfony have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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