How To Install php-symfony-security on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-security on Kali Linux. php-symfony-security is infrastructure for sophisticated authorization systems

Introduction

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

What is php-symfony-security

php-symfony-security is:

The Symfony Security Component makes it possible to easily separate authorization logic from user providers that hold the users credentials. It ships with facilities for authenticating using HTTP basic or digest authentication, interactive form login or X.509 certificate login. Furthermore it optionally also allows an application to implement its own authentication strategies. In addition the component contains an advanced ACL system and provides ways to authorize authenticated users based on their roles.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-security

Install php-symfony-security Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-security

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-security

How To Uninstall php-symfony-security on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-security

Uninstall php-symfony-security And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-symfony-security Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-symfony-security have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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