How To Install kcptun on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is kcptun

kcptun is:

kcptun is a remote port forwarding tool by converting TCP stream into UDP stream in KCP protocol, in order to achieve higher throughput or lower latency with rich tuneable options.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kcptun

Install kcptun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kcptun

Install kcptun 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 kcptun using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kcptun

How To Uninstall kcptun on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kcptun

Uninstall kcptun And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kcptun

Remove kcptun Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kcptun

Remove kcptun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kcptun

Dependencies

kcptun have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• kcptun website

Summary

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