How To Install tcpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tcpd

tcpd is:

Wietse Venema’s network logger, also known as TCPD or LOG_TCP.

These programs log the client host name of incoming telnet, ftp, rsh, rlogin, finger etc. requests.

Security options are:

• access control per host, domain and/or service;
• detection of host name spoofing or host address spoofing;
• booby traps to implement an early-warning system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcpd

Install tcpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcpd

Install tcpd 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 tcpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcpd

How To Uninstall tcpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tcpd

Uninstall tcpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpd

Remove tcpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcpd

Remove tcpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpd

Dependencies

tcpd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libwrap0

References

• tcpd website

Summary

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