How To Install brutespray on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install brutespray on Kali Linux.
What is brutespray
This Python script takes nmap GNMAP/XML output and automatically brute-forces services with default credentials using Medusa. BruteSpray can even find non-standard ports by using the -sV inside Nmap.
There are three ways to install brutespray 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 brutespray Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install brutespray using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install brutespray
Install brutespray Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install brutespray using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install brutespray
Install brutespray Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 brutespray using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install brutespray
How To Uninstall brutespray on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the brutespray package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove brutespray
Uninstall brutespray And Its Dependencies
To uninstall brutespray and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove brutespray
Remove brutespray Configurations and Data
To remove brutespray configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge brutespray
Remove brutespray configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove brutespray configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge brutespray
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install brutespray using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.