How To Install firewalk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firewalk on Kali Linux. firewalk is Active reconnaissance network security tool

Introduction

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

What is firewalk

firewalk is:

Firewalk is an active reconnaissance network security tool that attempts to determine what layer 4 protocols a given IP forwarding device will pass. Firewalk works by sending out TCP or UDP packets with a TTL one greater than the targeted gateway.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install firewalk

Install firewalk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install firewalk

Install firewalk 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 firewalk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install firewalk

How To Uninstall firewalk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove firewalk

Uninstall firewalk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firewalk

Remove firewalk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge firewalk

Remove firewalk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firewalk

Dependencies

firewalk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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