How To Install ncat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncat on Kali Linux. ncat is NMAP netcat reimplementation

Introduction

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

What is ncat

ncat is:

ncat is a reimplementation of Netcat by the NMAP project, providing most of the features present in the original implementations, along with some new features such as IPv6 and SSL support. Port scanning support has been removed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ncat

Install ncat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ncat

Install ncat 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 ncat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncat

How To Uninstall ncat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ncat

Uninstall ncat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncat

Remove ncat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ncat

Remove ncat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncat

Dependencies

ncat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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