How To Install igmpproxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install igmpproxy on Kali Linux. igmpproxy is IGMP multicast routing daemon

Introduction

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

What is igmpproxy

igmpproxy is:

IGMPproxy is a simple dynamic Multicast Routing Daemon using only IGMP signalling. It’s intended for simple forwarding of Multicast traffic between networks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install igmpproxy

Install igmpproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install igmpproxy

Install igmpproxy 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 igmpproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install igmpproxy

How To Uninstall igmpproxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove igmpproxy

Uninstall igmpproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove igmpproxy

Remove igmpproxy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge igmpproxy

Remove igmpproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igmpproxy

Dependencies

igmpproxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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