How To Install trafficserver on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install trafficserver on Kali Linux. trafficserver is fast, scalable and extensible HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2.0 caching proxy server

Introduction

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

What is trafficserver

trafficserver is:

This package provides the Apache Traffic Server, a fast, scalable reverse proxy server which may operate as forward proxy as well. Apache Traffic Server supports:

  • Caching: improve response time while reducing server load and bandwidth needs by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages, images, and web service calls.
  • Proxying: add keep-alive, filter or anonymize content requests, or add load balancing by adding a proxy layer.
  • Scaling: handle 10s of thousands of requests per second on modern SMP hardware.
  • Extensions: use the API to do anything from modifying HTTP headers to handling ESI requests to writing your own cache algorithm.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install trafficserver

Install trafficserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install trafficserver

Install trafficserver 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 trafficserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install trafficserver

How To Uninstall trafficserver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove trafficserver

Uninstall trafficserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove trafficserver

Remove trafficserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge trafficserver

Remove trafficserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trafficserver

Dependencies

trafficserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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