How To Install powersploit on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is powersploit

powersploit is:

PowerSploit is a series of Microsoft PowerShell scripts that can be used in post-exploitation scenarios during authorized penetration tests.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install powersploit

Install powersploit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install powersploit

Install powersploit 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 powersploit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install powersploit

How To Uninstall powersploit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove powersploit

Uninstall powersploit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove powersploit

Remove powersploit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge powersploit

Remove powersploit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge powersploit

Dependencies

powersploit have the following dependencies:

• kali-defaults

References

• powersploit website

Summary

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