How To Install bcrelay on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcrelay on Kali Linux. bcrelay is Broadcast relay daemon

Introduction

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

What is bcrelay

bcrelay is:

The bcrelay daemon relays broadcasts between two interfaces. It is shipped with the pptpd package, but can be used for other purposes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bcrelay

Install bcrelay Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bcrelay

Install bcrelay 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 bcrelay using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcrelay

How To Uninstall bcrelay on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bcrelay

Uninstall bcrelay And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcrelay

Remove bcrelay Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bcrelay

Remove bcrelay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcrelay

Dependencies

bcrelay have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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