How To Install sniffit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sniffit on Kali Linux. sniffit is packet sniffer and monitoring tool

Introduction

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

What is sniffit

sniffit is:

Sniffit is a packet sniffer for TCP/UDP/ICMP packets over IPv4. It is able to give you a very detailed technical info on these packets, as SEQ, ACK, TTL, Window, etc. The packet contents also can be viewed, in different formats (hex or plain text, etc.).

Sniffit is based in libpcap and is useful when learning about computer networks and their security.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sniffit

Install sniffit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sniffit

Install sniffit 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 sniffit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sniffit

How To Uninstall sniffit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sniffit

Uninstall sniffit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sniffit

Remove sniffit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sniffit

Remove sniffit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sniffit

Dependencies

sniffit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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