How To Install litmus on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install litmus on Kali Linux. litmus is WebDAV server test suite

Introduction

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

What is litmus

litmus is:

A WebDAV server protocol compliance test suite. Tests include:

  • OPTIONS for DAV: header
  • PUT, GET with byte comparison
  • MKCOL
  • DELETE (collections, non-collections)
  • COPY, MOVE using combinations of:
  • overwrite t/f
  • destination exists/doesn’t exist
  • collection/non-collection
  • Property manipulation and querying:
  • set, delete, replace properties
  • persist dead props across COPY
  • namespace handling
  • Locking
  • attempts to modify locked resource (as lock owner, not owner)
  • shared/exclusive locks, lock discovery

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install litmus

Install litmus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install litmus

Install litmus 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 litmus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install litmus

How To Uninstall litmus on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove litmus

Uninstall litmus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove litmus

Remove litmus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge litmus

Remove litmus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge litmus

Dependencies

litmus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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