How To Install ethtool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ethtool

ethtool is:

ethtool can be used to query and change settings such as speed, auto- negotiation and checksum offload on many network devices, especially Ethernet devices.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ethtool

Install ethtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ethtool

Install ethtool 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 ethtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ethtool

How To Uninstall ethtool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ethtool

Uninstall ethtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ethtool

Remove ethtool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ethtool

Remove ethtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ethtool

Dependencies

ethtool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libmnl0

References

• ethtool website

Summary

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