How To Install hexinject on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hexinject

hexinject is:

HexInject is a very versatile packet injector and sniffer, that provide a command-line framework for raw network access.

It’s designed to work together with others command-line utilities, and for this reason it facilitates the creation of powerful shell scripts capable of reading, intercepting and modifying network traffic in a transparent manner.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hexinject

Install hexinject Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hexinject

Install hexinject 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 hexinject using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hexinject

How To Uninstall hexinject on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hexinject

Uninstall hexinject And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexinject

Remove hexinject Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hexinject

Remove hexinject configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexinject

Dependencies

hexinject have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcap0.8
• tcl

References

• hexinject website

Summary

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