How To Install nfstrace on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nfstrace on Kali Linux. nfstrace is NFS tracing/monitoring/capturing/analyzing tool

Introduction

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

What is nfstrace

nfstrace is:

nfstrace captures live NFS traffic and performs filtering, statistical analysis, visualisation and more. It also provides an API for custom pluggable analysis modules.

nfstrace currently supports the following protocols:

  • Ethernet
  • IPv4, IPv6
  • UDP, TCP
  • NFSv3, NFSv4, CIFS

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nfstrace

Install nfstrace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nfstrace

Install nfstrace 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 nfstrace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nfstrace

How To Uninstall nfstrace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nfstrace

Uninstall nfstrace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfstrace

Remove nfstrace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nfstrace

Remove nfstrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfstrace

Dependencies

nfstrace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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