How to Install and Uninstall lighttpd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "lighttpd" package

This is a short guide on how to install lighttpd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lighttpd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall lighttpd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lighttpd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lighttpd package on Kali Linux

Package: lighttpd
Version: 1.4.74-1
Installed-Size: 1020
Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, lighttpd-mod-accesslog, lighttpd-mod-ajp13, lighttpd-mod-auth, lighttpd-mod-authn-file, lighttpd-mod-cgi, lighttpd-mod-dirlisting, lighttpd-mod-extforward, lighttpd-mod-h2, lighttpd-mod-proxy, lighttpd-mod-rrdtool, lighttpd-mod-sockproxy, lighttpd-mod-ssi, lighttpd-mod-status, lighttpd-mod-userdir, lighttpd-mod-vhostdb, lighttpd-mod-wstunnel
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.36), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libnettle8, libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), media-types | mime-support, systemd-sysv | lsb-base
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: spawn-fcgi, perl:any, lighttpd-mod-deflate, lighttpd-mod-openssl
Suggests: openssl, php-cgi, php-fpm (>= 2:7.4), apache2-utils, lighttpd-doc, lighttpd-mod-webdav, lighttpd-modules-dbi, lighttpd-modules-lua
Conflicts: lighttpd-mod-geoip, lighttpd-mod-trigger-b4-dl
Size: 361872
SHA256: 4055519bc75f2bfa7c0d199d152229625ede28abe7911c874a2ab494ec235248
SHA1: a8cb3852915919d262f53b1850f2fa64cd278d59
MD5sum: 93aef72279b500aace1b396133b6fec1
Description: fast webserver with minimal memory footprint
lighttpd is a small webserver and fast webserver developed with
security in mind and a lot of features.
It has support for
* CGI, FastCGI and SSI
* virtual hosts
* URL rewriting
* authentication (plain files, htpasswd, LDAP)
* transparent content compression
* conditional configuration
* HTTP proxying
and configuration is straight-forward and easy.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::http,
protocol::ipv6, protocol::ldap, protocol::ssl, role::program,
scope::application, web::cgi, works-with-format::html, works-with::db,
works-with::text
Section: httpd
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.74-1_amd64.deb