How To Install bidentd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bidentd on Kali Linux. bidentd is Bisqwits identd for NAT proxying

Introduction

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

What is bidentd

bidentd is:

This daemon provides an Identification Protocol (RFC 1413) daemon. It works like an ident daemon is supposed to work. Masquerading is supported, and works recursively. Works only under Linux, due to the use of /proc filesystem.

A typical case for using Bisqwit’s identd:

  • Alpha has the internet connection. It has an ip in internet.
  • Beta is masqueraded by Alpha.
  • Gamma is masqueraded by Beta.
  • Somebody in Gamma starts irc, and the irc server (in internet) gets the username of the user in Gamma, correctly. All of these computers would be running bidentd (from inetd), although Gamma could have any ident daemon, as it does not masquerade further.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bidentd

Install bidentd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bidentd

Install bidentd 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 bidentd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bidentd

How To Uninstall bidentd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bidentd

Uninstall bidentd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bidentd

Remove bidentd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bidentd

Remove bidentd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bidentd

Dependencies

bidentd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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