How To Install corkscrew on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is corkscrew

corkscrew is:

corkscrew is a simple tool to tunnel TCP connections through an HTTP proxy supporting the CONNECT method. It reads stdin and writes to stdout during the connection, just like netcat.

It can be used for instance to connect to an SSH server running on a remote 443 port through a strict HTTPS proxy.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install corkscrew

Install corkscrew Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install corkscrew

Install corkscrew 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 corkscrew using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install corkscrew

How To Uninstall corkscrew on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove corkscrew

Uninstall corkscrew And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove corkscrew

Remove corkscrew Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge corkscrew

Remove corkscrew configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge corkscrew

Dependencies

corkscrew have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• corkscrew website

Summary

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