How To Install dhcpoptinj on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dhcpoptinj

dhcpoptinj is:

dhcpoptinj is a simple utility for injecting DHCP options into DHCP packets. It is implemented using netfilter-queue and mangles packets, either by inserting new options or replacing existing options.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dhcpoptinj

Install dhcpoptinj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dhcpoptinj

Install dhcpoptinj 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 dhcpoptinj using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dhcpoptinj

How To Uninstall dhcpoptinj on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dhcpoptinj

Uninstall dhcpoptinj And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpoptinj

Remove dhcpoptinj Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpoptinj

Remove dhcpoptinj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpoptinj

Dependencies

dhcpoptinj have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libnetfilter-queue1

References

• dhcpoptinj website

Summary

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