How To Install bro on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is bro

bro is:

Bro has been renamed to Zeek. This is a transitional package providing symlinks (/usr/bin/bro, /usr/bin/bro-config) for compatibility with existing scripts and integrations.

This package can be safely removed if those symlinks are no longer used.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bro

Install bro Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bro

Install bro 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 bro using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bro

How To Uninstall bro on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bro

Uninstall bro And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bro

Remove bro Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bro

Remove bro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bro

Dependencies

bro have the following dependencies:

• zeek

References

• bro website

Summary

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