How To Install sshguard on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sshguard

sshguard is:

Protects networked hosts from the today’s widespread brute force attacks against ssh servers. It detects such attacks and blocks the author’s address with a firewall rule.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sshguard

Install sshguard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sshguard

Install sshguard 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 sshguard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sshguard

How To Uninstall sshguard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sshguard

Uninstall sshguard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sshguard

Remove sshguard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sshguard

Remove sshguard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sshguard

Dependencies

sshguard have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• libc6

References

• sshguard website

Summary

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