How To Install gobuster on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobuster on Kali Linux. gobuster is Directory/file & DNS busting tool written in Go

Introduction

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

What is gobuster

gobuster is:

Gobuster is a tool used to brute-force URIs including directories and files as well as DNS subdomains.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gobuster

Install gobuster Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gobuster

Install gobuster 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 gobuster using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gobuster

How To Uninstall gobuster on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gobuster

Uninstall gobuster And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobuster

Remove gobuster Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gobuster

Remove gobuster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobuster

Dependencies

gobuster have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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