How To Install php-text-captcha on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is php-text-captcha

php-text-captcha is:

Implementation of CAPTCHAs (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart)

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-text-captcha

Install php-text-captcha Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-text-captcha

Install php-text-captcha 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-text-captcha using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-text-captcha

How To Uninstall php-text-captcha on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-text-captcha

Uninstall php-text-captcha And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-text-captcha

Remove php-text-captcha Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-text-captcha

Remove php-text-captcha configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-text-captcha

Dependencies

php-text-captcha have the following dependencies:

• php-pear
• php-common
• php-text-password

References

• php-text-captcha website

Summary

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