How To Install nfdump-sflow on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump-sflow on Kali Linux. nfdump-sflow is sflow collector daemon

Introduction

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

What is nfdump-sflow

nfdump-sflow is:

sfcapd collects sflow data and stores it into nfcapd compatible files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nfdump-sflow

Install nfdump-sflow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nfdump-sflow

Install nfdump-sflow 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-sflow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nfdump-sflow

How To Uninstall nfdump-sflow on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nfdump-sflow

Uninstall nfdump-sflow And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfdump-sflow

Remove nfdump-sflow Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nfdump-sflow

Remove nfdump-sflow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfdump-sflow

Dependencies

nfdump-sflow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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