How To Install ifrename on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ifrename

ifrename is:

Ifrename allow the user to decide what name a network interface will have. Ifrename can use a variety of selectors to specify how interface names match the network interfaces on the system, the most common selector is the interface MAC address.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ifrename

Install ifrename Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ifrename

Install ifrename 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 ifrename using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifrename

How To Uninstall ifrename on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ifrename

Uninstall ifrename And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifrename

Remove ifrename Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ifrename

Remove ifrename configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifrename

Dependencies

ifrename have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libiw30

References

• ifrename website

Summary

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