How To Install iproute2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute2 on Kali Linux.

What is iproute2

iproute2 is:

The iproute2 suite is a collection of utilities for networking and traffic control.

These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink interface, providing advanced features not available through the legacy net-tools commands ‘ifconfig’ and ‘route’.

There are three methods to install iproute2 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 iproute2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install iproute2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iproute2

Install iproute2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install iproute2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install iproute2

Install iproute2 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 iproute2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iproute2

How To Uninstall iproute2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the iproute2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iproute2

Uninstall iproute2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iproute2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iproute2

Remove iproute2 Configurations and Data

To remove iproute2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iproute2

Remove iproute2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove iproute2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iproute2

Dependencies

iproute2 have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• libbpf0

References

• iproute2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.