How To Install rarpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rarpd

rarpd is:

RARP is a protocol which allows individual devices on a network to get their IP addresses assigned based on their MAC addresses.

You have use of this daemon only if you have on your local network machines like diskless Sun boxes, or other netbooting devices.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rarpd

Install rarpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rarpd

Install rarpd 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 rarpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rarpd

How To Uninstall rarpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rarpd

Uninstall rarpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rarpd

Remove rarpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rarpd

Remove rarpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rarpd

Dependencies

rarpd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• lsb-base

References

• rarpd website

Summary

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