How To Install tcpflow-nox on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpflow-nox on Kali Linux.
What is tcpflow-nox
tcpflow-nox is:
tcpflow is a program that captures data transmitted as part of TCP connections (flows), and stores the data in a way that is convenient for protocol analysis or debugging. A program like ’tcpdump’ shows a summary of packets seen on the wire, but usually doesn’t store the data that’s actually being transmitted. In contrast, tcpflow reconstructs the actual data streams and stores each flow in a separate file for later analysis.
tcpflow understands sequence numbers and will correctly reconstruct data streams regardless of retransmissions or out-of-order delivery. However, it currently does not understand IP fragments; flows containing IP fragments will not be recorded properly.
tcpflow is based on the LBL Packet Capture Library and therefore supports the same rich filtering expressions that programs like ’tcpdump’ support. tcpflow can also rebuild flows from data captured with ’tcpdump -w'.
This package has no dependency on libcairo or any x11 libraries, and cannot generate graphical reports.
There are three methods to install tcpflow-nox 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 tcpflow-nox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcpflow-nox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcpflow-noxInstall tcpflow-nox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcpflow-nox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcpflow-noxInstall tcpflow-nox 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcpflow-nox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcpflow-noxHow To Uninstall tcpflow-nox on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tcpflow-nox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcpflow-noxUninstall tcpflow-nox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcpflow-nox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpflow-noxRemove tcpflow-nox Configurations and Data
To remove tcpflow-nox configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcpflow-noxRemove tcpflow-nox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcpflow-nox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpflow-noxDependencies
tcpflow-nox have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpflow-nox package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.