How To Install netpipes on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is netpipes

netpipes is:

The netpipes package makes TCP/IP streams usable in shell scripts. It can also simplify client/server code by allowing the programmer to skip all the tedious programming bits related to sockets and concentrate on writing a filter, or other service.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netpipes

Install netpipes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netpipes

Install netpipes 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 netpipes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netpipes

How To Uninstall netpipes on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove netpipes

Uninstall netpipes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netpipes

Remove netpipes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge netpipes

Remove netpipes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netpipes

Dependencies

netpipes have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• netpipes website

Summary

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