How To Install netmate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install netmate on Kali Linux. netmate is netdude clone that shows pcap dump lines in network header style

Introduction

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

What is netmate

netmate is:

netmate was inspired in netdude[1] (dead) and can be used to learn and teach about TCP/IP protocols. It is a GTK+ program that shows lines selected from files in pcap style (generated by tcpdump and Wireshark or another code based in libpcap) as 32-bit headers, identical to the used by RFCs.

This program works with Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ICMP6, NDP and others.

[1] http://netdude.sourceforge.net

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netmate

Install netmate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netmate

Install netmate 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 netmate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netmate

How To Uninstall netmate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove netmate

Uninstall netmate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netmate

Remove netmate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge netmate

Remove netmate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netmate

Dependencies

netmate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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