How To Install pktanon on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pktanon

pktanon is:

PKtAnon performs network trace anonymization, e.g. on pcap files. It is highly configurable by using anonymization profiles. Anonymization profiles allow for mapping of arbitrary anonymization primitives to protocol attributes, thus providing high flexibility and easy usability. A huge number of anonymization primitives and network protocols are supported and ready to use for online and offline anonymization.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pktanon

Install pktanon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pktanon

Install pktanon 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 pktanon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pktanon

How To Uninstall pktanon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pktanon

Uninstall pktanon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pktanon

Remove pktanon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pktanon

Remove pktanon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pktanon

Dependencies

pktanon have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libnettle8
• libpcap0.8
• libstdc++6
• libxerces-c3.2

References

• pktanon website

Summary

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