How To Install netsend on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is netsend

netsend is:

Netsend transmits and receives files. It is highly configurable and offers the transport protocols TCP, DCCP, UDP, UDPLITE and SCTP using either IPv4 or IPv6 on the network layer. The cluster protocol TIPC is also supported.

The user is able to tweak various options of the Linux network stack to gain maximum performance. While this is not needed for trivial filetransfer, it is valuable for network protocol performance testing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netsend

Install netsend Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netsend

Install netsend 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 netsend using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netsend

How To Uninstall netsend on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove netsend

Uninstall netsend And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netsend

Remove netsend Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge netsend

Remove netsend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netsend

Dependencies

netsend have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• netsend website

Summary

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