How To Install iputils-arping on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-arping on Kali Linux.

What is iputils-arping

iputils-arping is:

The arping command acts like the standard ping command except it pings a machine by its ARP address instead of its IP address. It is typically used to locate a machine if its hardware address is known but its IP address is unknown

There are three methods to install iputils-arping 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 iputils-arping Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install iputils-arping

Install iputils-arping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iputils-arping

Install iputils-arping 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 iputils-arping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iputils-arping

How To Uninstall iputils-arping on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the iputils-arping package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iputils-arping

Uninstall iputils-arping And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iputils-arping

Remove iputils-arping Configurations and Data

To remove iputils-arping configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iputils-arping

Remove iputils-arping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iputils-arping

Dependencies

iputils-arping have the following dependencies:

• libcap2-bin
• libc6
• libcap2

References

• iputils-arping website

Summary

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