How To Install httpie on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install httpie on Kali Linux. httpie is CLI, cURL-like tool for humans

Introduction

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

What is httpie

httpie is:

HTTPie is a CLI HTTP utility that makes CLI interaction with HTTP-based services as human-friendly as possible.

HTTPie does so by providing an http command that allows for issuing arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax and displaying colorized responses.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install httpie

Install httpie Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install httpie

Install httpie 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 httpie using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install httpie

How To Uninstall httpie on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove httpie

Uninstall httpie And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove httpie

Remove httpie Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge httpie

Remove httpie configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge httpie

Dependencies

httpie have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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