How To Install dirb on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dirb
on Kali Linux.
What is dirb
dirb is:
DIRB is a Web Content Scanner. It looks for existing (and/or hidden) Web Objects. It basically works by launching a dictionary based attack against a web server and analyzing the responses.
DIRB comes with a set of preconfigured attack wordlists for easy usage but you can use your custom wordlists. Also DIRB sometimes can be used as a classic CGI scanner, but remember that it is a content scanner not a vulnerability scanner.
DIRB’s main purpose is to help in professional web application auditing. Specially in security related testing. It covers some holes not covered by classic web vulnerability scanners. DIRB looks for specific web objects that other generic CGI scanners can’t look for. It doesn’t search vulnerabilities nor does it look for web contents that can be vulnerable.
There are three methods to install dirb
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 dirb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install dirb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install dirb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install dirb
using apt
by running the following command:
Install dirb 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.
After updating apt database, We can install dirb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall dirb on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dirb
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall dirb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dirb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove dirb Configurations and Data
To remove dirb
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove dirb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dirb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
dirb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dirb
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.