How To Install ipqalc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipqalc on Kali Linux. ipqalc is graphical utility for IPv4 subnet calculation

Introduction

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

What is ipqalc

ipqalc is:

Small utility for IP address calculations including broadcast and network addresses as well as Cisco wildcard mask.

From a given IPv4 address calculates broadcast, network, Cisco wildcard mask, and host range. It can also be used as a teaching tool and presents the results in binary and hex values.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ipqalc

Install ipqalc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ipqalc

Install ipqalc 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 ipqalc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipqalc

How To Uninstall ipqalc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ipqalc

Uninstall ipqalc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipqalc

Remove ipqalc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ipqalc

Remove ipqalc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipqalc

Dependencies

ipqalc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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