How To Install rancid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rancid on Kali Linux. rancid is Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ

Introduction

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

What is rancid

rancid is:

This is a popular ISP toolkit, based on expect and shell scripts, for managing router configurations.

Rancid monitors a router’s (or device’s) configuration, including software and hardware (cards, serial numbers, etc), using CVS, Subversion, or Git.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rancid

Install rancid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rancid

Install rancid 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 rancid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rancid

How To Uninstall rancid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rancid

Uninstall rancid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rancid

Remove rancid Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rancid

Remove rancid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rancid

Dependencies

rancid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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