How To Install pacu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pacu on Kali Linux. pacu is Open Source AWS Exploitation Framework (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is pacu

pacu is:

This package contains an open-source AWS exploitation framework, designed for offensive security testing against cloud environments. Created and maintained by Rhino Security Labs, Pacu allows penetration testers to exploit configuration flaws within an AWS account, using modules to easily expand its functionality. Current modules enable a range of attacks, including user privilege escalation, backdooring of IAM users, attacking vulnerable Lambda functions, and much more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pacu

Install pacu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pacu

Install pacu 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 pacu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pacu

How To Uninstall pacu on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pacu

Uninstall pacu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pacu

Remove pacu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pacu

Remove pacu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pacu

Dependencies

pacu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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