How To Install lbd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lbd on Kali Linux. lbd is Load balancer detector

Introduction

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

What is lbd

lbd is:

Checks if a given domain uses load-balancing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lbd

Install lbd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lbd

Install lbd 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 lbd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lbd

How To Uninstall lbd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lbd

Uninstall lbd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lbd

Remove lbd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lbd

Remove lbd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lbd

Dependencies

lbd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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