How To Install kali-tools-web on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-web on Kali Linux. kali-tools-web is Kali Linux webapp assessment tools menu

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-web on Kali Linux.

What is kali-tools-web

kali-tools-web is:

This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.

This metapackage depends on all the webapp assessment tools that Kali Linux provides.

There are three methods to install kali-tools-web 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 kali-tools-web Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-web

Install kali-tools-web Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-web using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-tools-web

Install kali-tools-web 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 kali-tools-web using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-web

How To Uninstall kali-tools-web on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-tools-web package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-web

Uninstall kali-tools-web And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-web

Remove kali-tools-web Configurations and Data

To remove kali-tools-web configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-web

Remove kali-tools-web configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-web configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-web

Dependencies

kali-tools-web have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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