How To Install plotnetcfg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is plotnetcfg

plotnetcfg is:

plotnetcfg is a lightweight tool capable of scanning a machine’s network configuration and producing a diagram of the local network hierarchy. It supports scanning across network namespaces, most types of network interfaces, and understands the specifics of VLANs, bridges, veth pairs and Open vSwitch.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install plotnetcfg

Install plotnetcfg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install plotnetcfg

Install plotnetcfg 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 plotnetcfg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plotnetcfg

How To Uninstall plotnetcfg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove plotnetcfg

Uninstall plotnetcfg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plotnetcfg

Remove plotnetcfg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge plotnetcfg

Remove plotnetcfg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plotnetcfg

Dependencies

plotnetcfg have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libjansson4

References

• plotnetcfg website

Summary

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