How To Install webfs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install webfs on Kali Linux. webfs is lightweight HTTP server for static content

Introduction

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

What is webfs

webfs is:

This package provides a simple web server for mostly static content, with limited CGI support (GET requests only).

Example uses include giving HTTP access to the contents of an FTP site, or exporting some files by quickly starting a web server without any need to edit configuration files first.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webfs

Install webfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webfs

Install webfs 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 webfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webfs

How To Uninstall webfs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove webfs

Uninstall webfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webfs

Remove webfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge webfs

Remove webfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webfs

Dependencies

webfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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