How To Install ettercap on Fedora 34

ettercap is Network traffic sniffer/analyser, NCURSES interface version Network traffic sniffer/analyser, NCURSES interface version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ettercap on Fedora 34.

What is ettercap

Ettercap is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks. It supports active and passive dissection of many protocols (even ciphered ones) and includes many feature for network and host analysis. ettercap 0.8.3.1 2.fc34 x86_64 894 k ettercap-0.8.3.1-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora Network traffic sniffer/analyser, NCURSES interface version http GPLv2+ Ettercap is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks. It supports active and passive dissection of many protocols (even ciphered ones) and includes many feature for network and host analysis.

We can use yum or dnf to install ettercap on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ettercap.

Install ettercap on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ettercap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ettercap

Install ettercap on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ettercap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ettercap

How To Uninstall ettercap on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove ettercap

ettercap Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/ettercap
/etc/ettercap/etter.conf
/etc/ettercap/etter.dns
/etc/ettercap/etter.mdns
/etc/ettercap/etter.nbns
/usr/bin/ettercap
/usr/bin/ettercap-pkexec
/usr/bin/etterfilter
/usr/bin/etterlog
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/68c588b56f64fc7476cf49d5863917ac2a77b1
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/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/3debbdd1914c96e9c3bfb4c43d7abc5fb51963
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/usr/lib/.build-id/3e/aa10daae3897b742dcc810d20a8ca2fcaca124
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/usr/lib/ettercap
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_arp_cop.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_autoadd.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_chk_poison.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_dns_spoof.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_dos_attack.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_dummy.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_find_conn.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_find_ettercap.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_find_ip.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_finger.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_finger_submit.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_fraggle_attack.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_gre_relay.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_gw_discover.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_isolate.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_krb5_downgrade.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_link_type.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_mdns_spoof.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_nbns_spoof.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_pptp_chapms1.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_pptp_clear.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_pptp_pap.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_pptp_reneg.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_rand_flood.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_remote_browser.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_reply_arp.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_repoison_arp.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_scan_poisoner.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_search_promisc.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_smb_clear.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_smb_down.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_smurf_attack.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_sslstrip.so
/usr/lib/ettercap/ec_stp_mangler.so
/usr/lib/libettercap-ui.so
/usr/lib/libettercap-ui.so.0
/usr/lib/libettercap-ui.so.0.8.3.1
/usr/lib/libettercap.so
/usr/lib/libettercap.so.0
/usr/lib/libettercap.so.0.8.3.1
/usr/share/applications/ettercap.desktop
/usr/share/doc/ettercap
/usr/share/doc/ettercap-README.fedora
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/README
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/TODO
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/TODO.TESTING
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/capture
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/decoders
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/dissectors
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/plugins
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/threads
/usr/share/doc/ettercap_easter_egg_license.txt
/usr/share/ettercap
/usr/share/ettercap/AUTHORS
/usr/share/ettercap/LICENSE
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.dns.examples
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.fields
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.examples
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.kill
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.pcre
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.ssh
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.finger.mac
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.finger.os
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.mdns.examples
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.mime
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.services
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.ssl.crt
/usr/share/ettercap/ettercap-small.png
/usr/share/ettercap/ettercap.png
/usr/share/ettercap/ettercap.svg
/usr/share/ettercap/etterfilter.cnt
/usr/share/ettercap/etterfilter.tbl
/usr/share/ettercap/etterlog.dtd
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/ettercap.png
/usr/share/licenses/ettercap
/usr/share/licenses/ettercap/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man5/etter.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap-pkexec.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap_curses.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap_plugins.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/etterfilter.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/etterlog.8.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/ettercap.appdata.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/ettercap.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/ettercap.svg
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.pkexec.ettercap.policy
/etc/ettercap
/etc/ettercap/etter.conf
/etc/ettercap/etter.dns
/etc/ettercap/etter.mdns
/etc/ettercap/etter.nbns
/usr/bin/ettercap
/usr/bin/ettercap-pkexec
/usr/bin/etterfilter
/usr/bin/etterlog
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/usr/lib64/ettercap
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/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_autoadd.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_chk_poison.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_dns_spoof.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_dos_attack.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_dummy.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_find_conn.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_find_ettercap.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_find_ip.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_finger.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_finger_submit.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_fraggle_attack.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_gre_relay.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_gw_discover.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_isolate.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_krb5_downgrade.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_link_type.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_mdns_spoof.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_nbns_spoof.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_pptp_chapms1.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_pptp_clear.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_pptp_pap.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_pptp_reneg.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_rand_flood.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_remote_browser.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_reply_arp.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_repoison_arp.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_scan_poisoner.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_search_promisc.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_smb_clear.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_smb_down.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_smurf_attack.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_sslstrip.so
/usr/lib64/ettercap/ec_stp_mangler.so
/usr/lib64/libettercap-ui.so
/usr/lib64/libettercap-ui.so.0
/usr/lib64/libettercap-ui.so.0.8.3.1
/usr/lib64/libettercap.so
/usr/lib64/libettercap.so.0
/usr/lib64/libettercap.so.0.8.3.1
/usr/share/applications/ettercap.desktop
/usr/share/doc/ettercap
/usr/share/doc/ettercap-README.fedora
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/README
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/TODO
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/TODO.TESTING
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/capture
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/decoders
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/dissectors
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/plugins
/usr/share/doc/ettercap/doc/threads
/usr/share/doc/ettercap_easter_egg_license.txt
/usr/share/ettercap
/usr/share/ettercap/AUTHORS
/usr/share/ettercap/LICENSE
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.dns.examples
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.fields
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.examples
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.kill
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.pcre
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.filter.ssh
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.finger.mac
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.finger.os
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.mdns.examples
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.mime
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.services
/usr/share/ettercap/etter.ssl.crt
/usr/share/ettercap/ettercap-small.png
/usr/share/ettercap/ettercap.png
/usr/share/ettercap/ettercap.svg
/usr/share/ettercap/etterfilter.cnt
/usr/share/ettercap/etterfilter.tbl
/usr/share/ettercap/etterlog.dtd
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/ettercap.png
/usr/share/licenses/ettercap
/usr/share/licenses/ettercap/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man5/etter.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap-pkexec.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap_curses.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ettercap_plugins.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/etterfilter.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/etterlog.8.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/ettercap.appdata.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/ettercap.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/ettercap.svg
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.pkexec.ettercap.policy

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ettercap on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.