How To Install ricochet-im on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ricochet-im on Kali Linux. ricochet-im is anonymous metadata-resistant instant messaging

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ricochet-im on Kali Linux.

What is ricochet-im

ricochet-im is:

Ricochet is an experiment with a different kind of instant messaging that doesn’t trust anyone with your identity, your contact list, or your communications.

  • You can chat without exposing your identity (or IP address) to anyone
  • Nobody can discover who your contacts are or when you talk (metadata-free)
  • There are no servers or operators to compromise that could access your information
  • It’s cross-platform and easy for non-technical users

Ricochet is a peer-to-peer instant messaging system built on Tor hidden services. Your login is your hidden service address, and contacts connect to you (not an intermediate server) through Tor. The rendezvous system makes it extremely hard for anyone to learn your identity from your address.

Ricochet is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Tor Project. For more information, you can read about Tor and learn about Ricochet’s design or protocol (or the old protocol). Everything is open-source and open to contribution.

This software is an experiment. It hasn’t been audited or formally reviewed by anyone. Security and anonymity are difficult topics, and you should carefully evaluate your risks and exposure with any software. Do not rely on Ricochet for your safety.

There are three methods to install ricochet-im 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 ricochet-im Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ricochet-im

Install ricochet-im Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ricochet-im

Install ricochet-im 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 ricochet-im using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ricochet-im

How To Uninstall ricochet-im on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ricochet-im package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ricochet-im

Uninstall ricochet-im And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ricochet-im

Remove ricochet-im Configurations and Data

To remove ricochet-im configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ricochet-im

Remove ricochet-im configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ricochet-im

Dependencies

ricochet-im have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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