How To Install libnids1.21 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids1.21 on Kali Linux. libnids1.21 is IP defragmentation TCP segment reassembly library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids1.21 on Kali Linux.

What is libnids1.21

libnids1.21 is:

Libnids is a library that provides the functionality of one of the NIDS (Network Intrusion Detection System) components, namely E-component. Libnids code watches all local network traffic, cooks received datagrams a bit, and provides convenient information about them to the NIDS analyzing modules. Libnids performs assembly of TCP segments into TCP streams, IP defragmentation, and TCP port scan detection.

There are three methods to install libnids1.21 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 libnids1.21 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnids1.21 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnids1.21

Install libnids1.21 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnids1.21 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnids1.21

Install libnids1.21 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 libnids1.21 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnids1.21

How To Uninstall libnids1.21 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnids1.21 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnids1.21

Uninstall libnids1.21 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnids1.21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnids1.21

Remove libnids1.21 Configurations and Data

To remove libnids1.21 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnids1.21

Remove libnids1.21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnids1.21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnids1.21

Dependencies

libnids1.21 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids1.21 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.