How To Install atm-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install atm-tools on Kali Linux. atm-tools is Base programs for ATM in Linux, the net-tools for ATM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install atm-tools on Kali Linux.

What is atm-tools

atm-tools is:

This package provides all the basic programs needed for setting up, monitoring and tuning ATM networks. Such as:

  • atmsigd, an ATM signal daemon that implements the ATM UNI protocol.
  • atmtcp, a tool to setup ATM over TCP connections.
  • atmarpd, an implementation of the ATMARP protocol (RFC1577, RFC1755)
  • zeppelin, an ATM LAN Emulation client daemon
  • les and bus, ATM LAN Emulation service daemons

Notice that upstream still flags these tools as experimental software and says that there is still a number of known bugs and issues. The software is, however, in productive use at a number of sites and is working reliably.

There are three methods to install atm-tools 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 atm-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install atm-tools

Install atm-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install atm-tools

Install atm-tools 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 atm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install atm-tools

How To Uninstall atm-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the atm-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove atm-tools

Uninstall atm-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove atm-tools

Remove atm-tools Configurations and Data

To remove atm-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge atm-tools

Remove atm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atm-tools

Dependencies

atm-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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