How To Install slirp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is slirp

slirp is:

Slirp is a TCP/IP emulator which turns an ordinary shell account into a (C)SLIP/PPP account. This allows shell users to use all the funky Internet applications like Netscape, Mosaic, CUSeeMe, etc.

Please note that maybe your ISP really doesn’t like you using slirp, because they want to charge more for a ppp connection, so use it at your own risk.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slirp

Install slirp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slirp

Install slirp 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 slirp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slirp

How To Uninstall slirp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove slirp

Uninstall slirp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slirp

Remove slirp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge slirp

Remove slirp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slirp

Dependencies

slirp have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• slirp website

Summary

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