How To Install mimikatz on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mimikatz

mimikatz is:

Mimikatz uses admin rights on Windows to display passwords of currently logged in users in plaintext.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mimikatz

Install mimikatz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mimikatz

Install mimikatz 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 mimikatz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mimikatz

How To Uninstall mimikatz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mimikatz

Uninstall mimikatz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mimikatz

Remove mimikatz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mimikatz

Remove mimikatz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mimikatz

Dependencies

mimikatz have the following dependencies:

• kali-defaults

References

• mimikatz website

Summary

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