How To Install hping3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hping3 on Debian 9.
What is hping3
hping3 is:
hping3 is a network tool able to send custom ICMP/UDP/TCP packets and to display target replies like ping does with ICMP replies. It handles fragmentation and arbitrary packet body and size, and can be used to transfer files under supported protocols. Using hping3, you can test firewall rules, perform (spoofed) port scanning, test network performance using different protocols, do path MTU discovery, perform traceroute-like actions under different protocols, fingerprint remote operating systems, audit TCP/IP stacks, etc. hping3 is scriptable using the Tcl language.
There are three methods to install hping3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hping3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hping3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hping3
Install hping3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hping3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hping3
Install hping3 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hping3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hping3
How To Uninstall hping3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the hping3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hping3
Uninstall hping3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hping3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hping3
Remove hping3 Configurations and Data
To remove hping3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hping3
Remove hping3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hping3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hping3
Dependencies
hping3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hping3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.