How To Install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin on Kali Linux. shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin is V2Ray plugin for shadowsocks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin on Kali Linux.

What is shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin is:

Yet another SIP003 plugin for shadowsocks, based on v2ray. It should be used with shadowsocks.

There are three methods to install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin 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 shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

Install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

Install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin 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 shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

How To Uninstall shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

Uninstall shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

Remove shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin Configurations and Data

To remove shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

Remove shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin

Dependencies

shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.