How To Install bridge-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bridge-utils on Kali Linux. bridge-utils is Utilities for configuring the Linux Ethernet bridge

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bridge-utils on Kali Linux.

What is bridge-utils

bridge-utils is:

This package contains utilities for configuring the Linux Ethernet bridge in Linux. The Linux Ethernet bridge can be used for connecting multiple Ethernet devices together. The connecting is fully transparent: hosts connected to one Ethernet device see hosts connected to the other Ethernet devices directly.

There are three methods to install bridge-utils 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 bridge-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bridge-utils

Install bridge-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bridge-utils

Install bridge-utils 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 bridge-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bridge-utils

How To Uninstall bridge-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bridge-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bridge-utils

Uninstall bridge-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bridge-utils

Remove bridge-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bridge-utils

Remove bridge-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bridge-utils

Dependencies

bridge-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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