How To Install pushpin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pushpin on Kali Linux. pushpin is HTTP reverse proxy server for streaming and long-polling services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pushpin on Kali Linux.

What is pushpin

pushpin is:

Pushpin is a reverse proxy server that makes it easy to implement WebSocket, HTTP streaming, and HTTP long-polling services. It communicates with backend web applications using regular, short-lived HTTP requests (GRIP protocol). This allows backend applications to be written in any language and use any webserver.

Additionally, Pushpin does all of this without exposing a proprietary protocol to clients. The HTTP/WebSocket content between the client and your server is whatever you want it to be. This makes it ideal for implementing APIs.

Pushpin is written in C++. The name means to “pin” (hold) connections open for “pushing”.

There are three methods to install pushpin 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 pushpin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pushpin

Install pushpin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pushpin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pushpin

Install pushpin 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 pushpin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pushpin

How To Uninstall pushpin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pushpin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pushpin

Uninstall pushpin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pushpin

Remove pushpin Configurations and Data

To remove pushpin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pushpin

Remove pushpin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pushpin

Dependencies

pushpin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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