How To Install sshoot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sshoot on Kali Linux. sshoot is manage multiple sshuttle VPN sessions

Introduction

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

What is sshoot

sshoot is:

Command-line interface to manage multiple sshuttle VPN sessions.

sshuttle creates a VPN connection from your machine to any remote server that you can connect to via ssh.

sshoot allows one to define multiple VPN sessions using sshuttle and start/stop them as needed.

It supports configuration options for most of sshuttle’s features, providing flexible configuration for profiles.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sshoot

Install sshoot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sshoot

Install sshoot 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 sshoot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sshoot

How To Uninstall sshoot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sshoot

Uninstall sshoot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sshoot

Remove sshoot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sshoot

Remove sshoot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sshoot

Dependencies

sshoot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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