How To Install netwox on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install netwox on Kali Linux. netwox is networking utilities

Introduction

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

What is netwox

netwox is:

Toolbox netwox helps to find and solve network problems.

It provides more than 200 tools :

  • sniff, spoof
  • clients, servers
  • DNS, FTP, HTTP, IRC, NNTP, SMTP, SNMP, SYSLOG, TELNET, TFTP
  • scan, ping traceroute
  • etc.

Those tools can be used to quickly spot a problem in a complex network. They are oriented towards network administrators and security auditors.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netwox

Install netwox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netwox

Install netwox 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 netwox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netwox

How To Uninstall netwox on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove netwox

Uninstall netwox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netwox

Remove netwox Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge netwox

Remove netwox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netwox

Dependencies

netwox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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