How To Install tcptraceroute on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcptraceroute on Kali Linux.
What is tcptraceroute
tcptraceroute is:
The more traditional traceroute(8) sends out either UDP or ICMP ECHO packets with a TTL of one, and increments the TTL until the destination has been reached. By printing the gateways that generate ICMP time exceeded messages along the way, it is able to determine the path packets are taking to reach the destination.
The problem is that with the widespread use of firewalls on the modern Internet, many of the packets that traceroute(8) sends out end up being filtered, making it impossible to completely trace the path to the destination. However, in many cases, these firewalls will permit inbound TCP packets to specific ports that hosts sitting behind the firewall are listening for connections on. By sending out TCP SYN packets instead of UDP or ICMP ECHO packets, tcptraceroute is able to bypass the most common firewall filters.
There are three methods to install tcptraceroute 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 tcptraceroute Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcptraceroute using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcptracerouteInstall tcptraceroute Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcptraceroute using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcptracerouteInstall tcptraceroute 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 tcptraceroute using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcptracerouteHow To Uninstall tcptraceroute on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tcptraceroute package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcptracerouteUninstall tcptraceroute And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcptraceroute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcptracerouteRemove tcptraceroute Configurations and Data
To remove tcptraceroute configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcptracerouteRemove tcptraceroute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcptraceroute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcptracerouteDependencies
tcptraceroute have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcptraceroute package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
