How To Install php-xml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml on Kali Linux. php-xml is DOM, SimpleXML, WDDX, XML, and XSL module for PHP [default]

Introduction

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

What is php-xml

php-xml is:

This package provides a DOM, SimpleXML, WDDX, XML, and XSL module for PHP.

PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-xml

Install php-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-xml

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-xml

How To Uninstall php-xml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-xml

Uninstall php-xml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xml

Remove php-xml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-xml

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-xml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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