How To Install php-validate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-validate on Kali Linux. php-validate is validation class

Introduction

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

What is php-validate

php-validate is:

This package provides a PEAR package for validating data, including:

  • numbers (min/max, decimal or not);
  • email (syntax, domain check, RFC 822 compliance);
  • strings (predefined type alpha upper and/or lowercase, numeric, etc.);
  • dates (min/max, RFC 822 compliance);
  • URIs (RFC 2396 compliance). Multiple checks can be performed by a single method call (::multiple).

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-validate

Install php-validate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-validate

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-validate

How To Uninstall php-validate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-validate

Uninstall php-validate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-validate

Remove php-validate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-validate

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-validate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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