How To Install ssmping on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ssmping

ssmping is:

Tools to check whether you can receive Source Specific Multicast (SSM) or Any Source Multicast (ASM) via either IPv4 or IPv6

If a host runs ssmpingd, users on other hosts can use the ssmping client to test whether they can receive SSM from the host. Another program called asmping is also provided to check whether can receive ASM.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ssmping

Install ssmping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ssmping

Install ssmping 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 ssmping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ssmping

How To Uninstall ssmping on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ssmping

Uninstall ssmping And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssmping

Remove ssmping Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ssmping

Remove ssmping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssmping

Dependencies

ssmping have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ssmping website

Summary

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