How To Install radvd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install radvd on Kali Linux. radvd is Router Advertisement Daemon

Introduction

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

What is radvd

radvd is:

IPv6 has a lot more support for autoconfiguration than IPv4. But for this autoconfiguration to work on the hosts of a network, the routers of the local network have to run a program which answers the autoconfiguration requests of the hosts.

On Linux this program is called radvd, which stands for Router ADVertisement Daemon. This daemon listens to router solicitations (RS) and answers with router advertisement (RA). Furthermore unsolicited RAs are also sent from time to time.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install radvd

Install radvd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install radvd

Install radvd 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 radvd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install radvd

How To Uninstall radvd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove radvd

Uninstall radvd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove radvd

Remove radvd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge radvd

Remove radvd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge radvd

Dependencies

radvd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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