How To Install chisel on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is chisel

chisel is:

This package contains a fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH. Single executable including both client and server. Chisel is mainly useful for passing through firewalls, though it can also be used to provide a secure endpoint into your network.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install chisel

Install chisel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install chisel

Install chisel 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 chisel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chisel

How To Uninstall chisel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove chisel

Uninstall chisel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chisel

Remove chisel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge chisel

Remove chisel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chisel

Dependencies

chisel have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• chisel website

Summary

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