How To Install libnids-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnids-dev
libnids-dev is:
Libnids is a library that provides the functionality of one of the NIDS (Network Intrusion Detection System) components, namely E-component. Libnids code watches all local network traffic, cooks received datagrams a bit, and provides convenient information about them to the NIDS analyzing modules. Libnids performs assembly of TCP segments into TCP streams, IP defragmentation, and TCP port scan detection.
This is the development package.
There are three methods to install libnids-dev 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 libnids-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnids-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnids-devInstall libnids-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnids-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnids-devInstall libnids-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnids-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnids-devHow To Uninstall libnids-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnids-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnids-devUninstall libnids-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnids-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnids-devRemove libnids-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnids-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnids-devRemove libnids-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnids-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnids-devDependencies
libnids-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
