How To Install xplico on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xplico on Kali Linux. xplico is Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT)

Introduction

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

What is xplico

xplico is:

The goal of Xplico is extract from an internet traffic capture the applications data contained. For example, from a pcap file Xplico extracts each email (POP, IMAP, and SMTP protocols), all HTTP contents, each VoIP call (SIP, MGCP, H323), FTP, TFTP, and so on. Xplico is not a network protocol analyzer.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xplico

Install xplico Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xplico

Install xplico 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 xplico using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xplico

How To Uninstall xplico on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xplico

Uninstall xplico And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xplico

Remove xplico Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xplico

Remove xplico configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xplico

Dependencies

xplico have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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