How To Install gobgpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gobgpd

gobgpd is:

GoBGP is an open source BGP implementation designed from scratch for modern environment and implemented in Go. It is designed to exploit multicore processors and can be easily integrated with other software through an RPC API.

This package contains both the daemon and the client.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gobgpd

Install gobgpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gobgpd

Install gobgpd 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 gobgpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gobgpd

How To Uninstall gobgpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gobgpd

Uninstall gobgpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobgpd

Remove gobgpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gobgpd

Remove gobgpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobgpd

Dependencies

gobgpd have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• gobgpd website

Summary

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