How To Install pwnat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pwnat

pwnat is:

pwnat, pronounced “poe-nat”, is a tool that allows any number of clients behind NATs to communicate with a server behind a separate NAT with no port forwarding and no DMZ setup on any routers in order to directly communicate with each other. The server does not need to know anything about the clients trying to connect.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pwnat

Install pwnat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pwnat

Install pwnat 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 pwnat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pwnat

How To Uninstall pwnat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pwnat

Uninstall pwnat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pwnat

Remove pwnat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pwnat

Remove pwnat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pwnat

Dependencies

pwnat have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• pwnat website

Summary

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