How To Install packeth on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install packeth on Kali Linux. packeth is Ethernet packet generator

Introduction

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

What is packeth

packeth is:

packeth is a GUI packet generator tool for Ethernet. It allows you to create and send any possible packet or sequence of packets via Ethernet. It also supports the PCAP format, so you can load packets from any other program (i.e. wireshark).

You can create and send any Ethernet packet. The supported protocols are: Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.3, 802.1q, QinQ, ARP, IPv4, UDP, TCP, ICMP, IGMP, RTP.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install packeth

Install packeth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install packeth

Install packeth 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 packeth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install packeth

How To Uninstall packeth on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove packeth

Uninstall packeth And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove packeth

Remove packeth Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge packeth

Remove packeth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge packeth

Dependencies

packeth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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