Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dacs on Kali Linux.
What is dacs
dacs is:
DACS is a light-weight single sign-on and role-based access control system
for web servers and server-based software. It is also an authentication and
authorization toolkit for programmers. DACS makes secure resource sharing
and remote access via the web easier, safer, and more efficient.
DACS provides:
- universal, extensible, modular, and efficient authentication methods,
including two-factor authentication and hardware tokens - powerful, comprehensive, rule-based authorization checking that can
be applied selectively and transparently to any resource or activity
(such as web services, web content, and program features) by
Apache-based web services, CGI programs, servlets, or virtually any
program or script - secure, web-based single sign-on (SSO)
- flexible, programmable configuration
- an Apache 2.0/2.2 module, suite of CGI-based programs, and collection
of command line tools
There are three methods to install dacs 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 dacs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dacs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dacsInstall dacs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dacs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dacsInstall dacs 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 dacs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dacs
How To Uninstall dacs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dacs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dacs
Uninstall dacs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dacs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dacs
Remove dacs Configurations and Data
To remove dacs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dacs
Remove dacs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dacs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dacs
Dependencies
dacs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dacs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
