How To Install nishang on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is nishang

nishang is:

Nishang is a framework and collection of scripts and payloads which enables usage of PowerShell for offensive security and post exploitation during Penetration Tests. The scripts are written on the basis of requirement by the author during real Penetration Tests.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nishang

Install nishang Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nishang

Install nishang 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 nishang using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nishang

How To Uninstall nishang on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nishang

Uninstall nishang And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nishang

Remove nishang Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nishang

Remove nishang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nishang

Dependencies

nishang have the following dependencies:

References

• nishang website

Summary

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