How To Install httprint on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install httprint
on Kali Linux.
What is httprint
httprint is:
httprint is a web server fingerprinting tool. It relies on web server characteristics to accurately identify web servers, despite the fact that they may have been obfuscated by changing the server banner strings, or by plug-ins such as mod_security or servermask. httprint can also be used to detect web enabled devices which do not have a server banner string, such as wireless access points, routers, switches, cable modems, etc. httprint uses text signature strings and it is very easy to add signatures to the signature database.
There are three methods to install httprint
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 httprint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install httprint
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install httprint
Install httprint Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install httprint
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install httprint
Install httprint 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 httprint
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install httprint
How To Uninstall httprint on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the httprint
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove httprint
Uninstall httprint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall httprint
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove httprint
Remove httprint Configurations and Data
To remove httprint
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge httprint
Remove httprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove httprint
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge httprint
Dependencies
httprint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install httprint
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.