How To Install tcpslice on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpslice on Kali Linux. tcpslice is extract pieces of and/or glue together tcpdump files

Introduction

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

What is tcpslice

tcpslice is:

Tcpslice is a program for extracting portions of packet-trace files generated using tcpdump(l)’s -w flag. It can also be used to glue together several such files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcpslice

Install tcpslice Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcpslice

Install tcpslice 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 tcpslice using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcpslice

How To Uninstall tcpslice on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tcpslice

Uninstall tcpslice And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpslice

Remove tcpslice Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcpslice

Remove tcpslice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpslice

Dependencies

tcpslice have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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