How To Install pimd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pimd on Kali Linux. pimd is multicast routing daemon (PIMv2)

Introduction

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

What is pimd

pimd is:

pimd is implementation of Protocol Independent Multicast routing daemon. It supports PIMv2-SM/SSM on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Linux. Enabled PIM support in kernel is needed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pimd

Install pimd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pimd

Install pimd 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 pimd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pimd

How To Uninstall pimd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pimd

Uninstall pimd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pimd

Remove pimd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pimd

Remove pimd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pimd

Dependencies

pimd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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