How To Install ncat-w32 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncat-w32 on Kali Linux.

What is ncat-w32

ncat-w32 is:

Ncat is a feature-packed networking utility which reads and writes data across networks from the command line. Ncat was written for the Nmap Project as a much-improved reimplementation of the venerable Netcat. It uses both TCP and UDP for communication and is designed to be a reliable back-end tool to instantly provide network connectivity to other applications and users. Ncat will not only work with IPv4 and IPv6 but provides the user with a virtually limitless number of potential uses.

Among Ncat??s vast number of features there is the ability to chain Ncats together, redirect both TCP and UDP ports to other sites, SSL support, and proxy connections via SOCKS4 or HTTP (CONNECT method) proxies (with optional proxy authentication as well). Some general principles apply to most applications and thus give you the capability of instantly adding networking support to software that would normally never support it.

There are three methods to install ncat-w32 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-w32 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-w32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ncat-w32

Install ncat-w32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ncat-w32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ncat-w32

Install ncat-w32 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-w32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncat-w32

How To Uninstall ncat-w32 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ncat-w32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ncat-w32

Uninstall ncat-w32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ncat-w32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncat-w32

Remove ncat-w32 Configurations and Data

To remove ncat-w32 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ncat-w32

Remove ncat-w32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ncat-w32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncat-w32

Dependencies

ncat-w32 have the following dependencies:

References

• ncat-w32 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncat-w32 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.