How To Install atftpd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install atftpd on Kali Linux. atftpd is advanced TFTP server

Introduction

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

What is atftpd

atftpd is:

Multi-threaded TFTP server implementing all options (option extension and multicast) as specified in RFC1350, RFC2090, RFC2347, RFC2348 and RFC2349. Atftpd also supports multicast protocol known as mtftp, defined in the PXE specification. The server supports being started from inetd(8) as well as in daemon mode using init scripts.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install atftpd

Install atftpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install atftpd

Install atftpd 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 atftpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install atftpd

How To Uninstall atftpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove atftpd

Uninstall atftpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove atftpd

Remove atftpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge atftpd

Remove atftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atftpd

Dependencies

atftpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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