How To Install simple-obfs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-obfs on Kali Linux. simple-obfs is simple obfusacting plugin for shadowsocks-libev

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-obfs on Kali Linux.

What is simple-obfs

simple-obfs is:

Simple-obfs is a simple obfusacting tool, designed as plugin server/client of shadowsocks-libev.

Simple-obfs is written in pure C and takes advantage of libev to achieve both high performance and low resource consumption.

There are three methods to install simple-obfs 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 simple-obfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simple-obfs

Install simple-obfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install simple-obfs

Install simple-obfs 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 simple-obfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simple-obfs

How To Uninstall simple-obfs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the simple-obfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simple-obfs

Uninstall simple-obfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-obfs

Remove simple-obfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge simple-obfs

Remove simple-obfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-obfs

Dependencies

simple-obfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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