How To Install nfdump on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump on Kali Linux. nfdump is netflow capture daemon

Introduction

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

What is nfdump

nfdump is:

Collects and processes netflow data with command line tools. Collected netflow data is stored in filesystem and is limited by available storage space only. Tools are optimized for speed and filtering. nfcapd reads netflow v5, v7, v9 and IPFIX flows transparently. You need one nfcapd process for each netflow stream.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nfdump

Install nfdump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nfdump

Install nfdump 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 nfdump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nfdump

How To Uninstall nfdump on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nfdump

Uninstall nfdump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfdump

Remove nfdump Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nfdump

Remove nfdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfdump

Dependencies

nfdump have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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