How To Install kali-tools-vulnerability on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-vulnerability on Kali Linux. kali-tools-vulnerability is Kali Linux vulnerability analysis menu

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-vulnerability on Kali Linux.

What is kali-tools-vulnerability

kali-tools-vulnerability is:

This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.

This metapackage depends on all the Vulnerability Analysis tools that Kali Linux provides.

There are three methods to install kali-tools-vulnerability 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-vulnerability Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-vulnerability

Install kali-tools-vulnerability Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-vulnerability using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-tools-vulnerability

Install kali-tools-vulnerability 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 kali-tools-vulnerability using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-vulnerability

How To Uninstall kali-tools-vulnerability on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-tools-vulnerability package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-vulnerability

Uninstall kali-tools-vulnerability And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-vulnerability

Remove kali-tools-vulnerability Configurations and Data

To remove kali-tools-vulnerability configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-vulnerability

Remove kali-tools-vulnerability configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-vulnerability configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-vulnerability

Dependencies

kali-tools-vulnerability have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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