How To Install ftester on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftester on Kali Linux. ftester is Tool for testing firewalls and Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

Introduction

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

What is ftester

ftester is:

The Firewall Tester (FTester) is a tool designed for testing firewall filtering policies and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) capabilities.

Features:

  • firewall testing
  • IDS testing
  • simulation of real tcp connections for stateful inspection firewalls and IDS
  • TCP connection spoofing
  • IP fragmentation / TCP segmentation
  • IDS evasion techniques

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ftester

Install ftester Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ftester

Install ftester 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 ftester using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftester

How To Uninstall ftester on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ftester

Uninstall ftester And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftester

Remove ftester Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ftester

Remove ftester configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftester

Dependencies

ftester have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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