How To Install lldpad on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lldpad on Kali Linux. lldpad is Link Layer Discovery Protocol Implementation (Runtime)

Introduction

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

What is lldpad

lldpad is:

The lldpad package is an implementation of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). It originated from Intel’s Data Center Bridging (DCB) software - the dcbd package. The lldpad package adds LLDP support for all ports in addition to DCB Exchange protocol (DCBX) support on DCB capable ports (as was provided by dcbd). Also, support for additional LLDP TLVs has been added.

DCB is a collection of emerging standards-based technologies designed to allow Ethernet to support multiple types of traffic classes in the Data Center. The DCBX functionality of this package is designed to work with the DCB kernel interface (dcbnl in rtnetlink) that is included in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 or higher. The Intel ixgbe driver supports the dcbnl interface.

This package contains lldpad runtime binaries.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lldpad

Install lldpad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lldpad

Install lldpad 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 lldpad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lldpad

How To Uninstall lldpad on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lldpad

Uninstall lldpad And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lldpad

Remove lldpad Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lldpad

Remove lldpad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lldpad

Dependencies

lldpad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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