How To Install wfuzz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wfuzz on Kali Linux. wfuzz is Web application bruteforcer

Introduction

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

What is wfuzz

wfuzz is:

Wfuzz is a tool designed for bruteforcing Web Applications, it can be used for finding resources not linked directories, servlets, scripts, etc, bruteforce GET and POST parameters for checking different kind of injections (SQL, XSS, LDAP,etc), bruteforce Forms parameters (User/Password), Fuzzing, etc.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wfuzz

Install wfuzz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wfuzz

Install wfuzz 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 wfuzz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wfuzz

How To Uninstall wfuzz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wfuzz

Uninstall wfuzz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wfuzz

Remove wfuzz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wfuzz

Remove wfuzz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wfuzz

Dependencies

wfuzz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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