How To Install gufw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gufw on Kali Linux. gufw is graphical user interface for ufw

Introduction

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

What is gufw

gufw is:

gufw is an easy and intuitive way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual port(s), and many others!

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gufw

Install gufw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gufw

Install gufw 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 gufw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gufw

How To Uninstall gufw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gufw

Uninstall gufw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gufw

Remove gufw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gufw

Remove gufw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gufw

Dependencies

gufw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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