How To Install kali-tools-information-gathering on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-information-gathering on Kali Linux.
What is kali-tools-information-gathering
kali-tools-information-gathering is:
This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.
This metapackage depends on all the Information Gathering tools that Kali Linux provides.
There are three methods to install kali-tools-information-gathering 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 kali-tools-information-gathering Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-information-gathering using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-information-gatheringInstall kali-tools-information-gathering Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-information-gathering using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-tools-information-gatheringInstall kali-tools-information-gathering 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-information-gathering using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-information-gatheringHow To Uninstall kali-tools-information-gathering on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-tools-information-gathering package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-information-gatheringUninstall kali-tools-information-gathering And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-tools-information-gathering and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-information-gatheringRemove kali-tools-information-gathering Configurations and Data
To remove kali-tools-information-gathering configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-information-gatheringRemove kali-tools-information-gathering configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-information-gathering configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-information-gatheringDependencies
kali-tools-information-gathering have the following dependencies:
- 0trace
- arping
- braa
- dmitry
- dnsenum
- dnsmap
- dnsrecon
- dnstracer
- dnswalk
- enum4linux
- fierce
- firewalk
- fping
- fragrouter
- ftester
- hping3
- ike-scan
- intrace
- irpas
- lbd
- legion
- maltego
- masscan
- metagoofil
- nbtscan
- ncat
- netdiscover
- netmask
- nmap
- onesixtyone
- p0f
- qsslcaudit
- recon-ng
- smbmap
- smtp-user-enum
- snmpcheck
- ssldump
- sslh
- sslscan
- sslyze
- swaks
- thc-ipv6
- theharvester
- tlssled
- twofi
- unicornscan
- urlcrazy
- wafw00f
- xprobe
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-information-gathering package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
