How To Install go-exploitdb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install go-exploitdb on Kali Linux. go-exploitdb is builds a local copy of the Exploit-DB (OffensiveSecurity)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install go-exploitdb on Kali Linux.

What is go-exploitdb

go-exploitdb is:

go-exploitdb is a tool for searching Exploits from Exploit-DB (OffensiveSecurity) by CVE number or Exploit Database ID. Exploits are inserted at sqlite database(go-exploitdb) from Exploit-DB and can be searched by command line interface. In server mode, a simple Web API can be used.

There are three methods to install go-exploitdb 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 go-exploitdb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install go-exploitdb

Install go-exploitdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install go-exploitdb

Install go-exploitdb 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 go-exploitdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install go-exploitdb

How To Uninstall go-exploitdb on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the go-exploitdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove go-exploitdb

Uninstall go-exploitdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove go-exploitdb

Remove go-exploitdb Configurations and Data

To remove go-exploitdb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge go-exploitdb

Remove go-exploitdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go-exploitdb

Dependencies

go-exploitdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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