How To Install python-halberd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-halberd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-halberd
python-halberd is:
Halberd discovers HTTP load balancers. It is useful for web application security auditing and for load balancer configuration testing.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-halberd on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-halberd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-halberd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-halberd
Install python-halberd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-halberd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-halberd
Install python-halberd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-halberd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-halberd
How To Uninstall python-halberd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-halberd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-halberd
Uninstall python-halberd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-halberd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-halberd
Remove python-halberd Configurations and Data
To remove python-halberd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-halberd
Remove python-halberd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-halberd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-halberd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-halberd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
