How To Install feroxbuster on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install feroxbuster on Kali Linux. feroxbuster is fast, simple, recursive content discovery tool written in Rust

Introduction

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

What is feroxbuster

feroxbuster is:

feroxbuster is a tool designed to perform Forced Browsing. Forced browsing is an attack where the aim is to enumerate and access resources that are not referenced by the web application, but are still accessible by an attacker. feroxbuster uses brute force combined with a wordlist to search for unlinked content in target directories. These resources may store sensitive information about web applications and operational systems, such as source code, credentials, internal network addressing, etc… This attack is also known as Predictable Resource Location, File Enumeration, Directory Enumeration, and Resource Enumeration.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install feroxbuster

Install feroxbuster Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install feroxbuster

Install feroxbuster 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 feroxbuster using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install feroxbuster

How To Uninstall feroxbuster on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove feroxbuster

Uninstall feroxbuster And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove feroxbuster

Remove feroxbuster Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge feroxbuster

Remove feroxbuster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge feroxbuster

Dependencies

feroxbuster have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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