How To Install bpftool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpftool on Kali Linux. bpftool is Inspection and simple manipulation of BPF programs and maps

Introduction

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

What is bpftool

bpftool is:

The bpftool command allows for inspection and simple modification of Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) objects on the system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bpftool

Install bpftool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bpftool

Install bpftool 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 bpftool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bpftool

How To Uninstall bpftool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bpftool

Uninstall bpftool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpftool

Remove bpftool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bpftool

Remove bpftool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpftool

Dependencies

bpftool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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