How To Install conntrack on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is conntrack

conntrack is:

conntrack is a userspace command line program targeted at system administrators. It enables them to view and manage the in-kernel connection tracking state table.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install conntrack

Install conntrack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install conntrack

Install conntrack 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 conntrack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install conntrack

How To Uninstall conntrack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove conntrack

Uninstall conntrack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove conntrack

Remove conntrack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge conntrack

Remove conntrack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge conntrack

Dependencies

conntrack have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libmnl0
• libnetfilter-conntrack3

References

• conntrack website

Summary

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