How To Install bgpq4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bgpq4 on Kali Linux.

What is bgpq4

bgpq4 is:

bgpq4 eases BGP filter maintenance by automatically generating prefix lists, (extended) access lists, policy statement terms and AS-path lists using IRR routing data. It features IPv6 prefix-/access-list support, aggregation of generated filters and output compatible with Cisco, Juniper, Mikrotik, Nokia, OpenBGPD and BIRD.

It is a fork of bgpq3. By default, it uses IRR server from NTT.

There are three methods to install bgpq4 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 bgpq4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bgpq4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bgpq4

Install bgpq4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bgpq4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bgpq4

Install bgpq4 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 bgpq4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bgpq4

How To Uninstall bgpq4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bgpq4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bgpq4

Uninstall bgpq4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bgpq4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bgpq4

Remove bgpq4 Configurations and Data

To remove bgpq4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bgpq4

Remove bgpq4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bgpq4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bgpq4

Dependencies

bgpq4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• bgpq4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bgpq4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.