How To Install gssdp-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gssdp-tools on Kali Linux. gssdp-tools is GObject-based library for SSDP (tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gssdp-tools on Kali Linux.

What is gssdp-tools

gssdp-tools is:

A GObject-based API for doing SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol) transparently.

This package contains some tools, such as gssdp-device-sniffer.

There are three methods to install gssdp-tools 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 gssdp-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gssdp-tools

Install gssdp-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gssdp-tools

Install gssdp-tools 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 gssdp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gssdp-tools

How To Uninstall gssdp-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gssdp-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gssdp-tools

Uninstall gssdp-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gssdp-tools

Remove gssdp-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gssdp-tools

Remove gssdp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gssdp-tools

Dependencies

gssdp-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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