How To Install powercat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is powercat

powercat is:

This package contains a netcat powershell version. It’s a simple utility which reads and writes data across network connections using DNS or UDP protocol.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install powercat

Install powercat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install powercat

Install powercat 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 powercat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install powercat

How To Uninstall powercat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove powercat

Uninstall powercat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove powercat

Remove powercat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge powercat

Remove powercat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge powercat

Dependencies

powercat have the following dependencies:

• kali-defaults

References

• powercat website

Summary

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