How To Install poppass-cgi on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install poppass-cgi on Kali Linux.
What is poppass-cgi
poppass-cgi is:
poppass is a CGI script written to allow users to change their passwords through the web. It interacts with a poppassd server (see the poppassd Debian package) and does no changing itself. It can therefore be installed in an unprivileged way.
There are three methods to install poppass-cgi 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 poppass-cgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install poppass-cgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install poppass-cgiInstall poppass-cgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install poppass-cgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install poppass-cgiInstall poppass-cgi 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install poppass-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install poppass-cgiHow To Uninstall poppass-cgi on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the poppass-cgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove poppass-cgiUninstall poppass-cgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall poppass-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove poppass-cgiRemove poppass-cgi Configurations and Data
To remove poppass-cgi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge poppass-cgiRemove poppass-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove poppass-cgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge poppass-cgiDependencies
poppass-cgi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install poppass-cgi package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
