How To Install thc-ipv6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install thc-ipv6 on Debian 10.
What is thc-ipv6
thc-ipv6 is:
Attack toolkit for testing IPv6 and ICMPv6 protocol weaknesses.
Some of the tools included:
alive6: an effective alive scanning.
denial6: try a collection of denial-of-service tests against a target.
detect-new-ip6: detect new ip6 devices which join the network.
dnsdict6: parallelized dns ipv6 dictionary bruteforcer.
dos-new-ip6: detect new ip6 devices and tell them that their chosen IP collides on the network (DOS).
exploit6: test known ipv6 vulnerabilities against a target.
fake_mld6: announce yourself in a multicast group of your choice on the net.
fake_router6: announce yourself as a router on the network.
flood_advertise6: flood a target with random neighbor advertisements.
flood_router6: flood a target with random router advertisements.
implementation6: performs various implementation checks on ipv6.
parasite6: icmp neighbor solitication/advertisement spoofer.
redir6: redirect traffic to you intelligently (man-in-the-middle) with a clever icmp6 redirect spoofer.
rsmurf6: remote smurfer (known to work only against Linux at the moment).
thcping6: sends a hand crafted ping6 packet.
toobig6: mtu decreaser with the same intelligence as redir6.
There are three methods to install thc-ipv6 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install thc-ipv6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install thc-ipv6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install thc-ipv6
Install thc-ipv6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install thc-ipv6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install thc-ipv6
Install thc-ipv6 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install thc-ipv6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install thc-ipv6
How To Uninstall thc-ipv6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the thc-ipv6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove thc-ipv6
Uninstall thc-ipv6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall thc-ipv6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove thc-ipv6
Remove thc-ipv6 Configurations and Data
To remove thc-ipv6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge thc-ipv6
Remove thc-ipv6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove thc-ipv6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge thc-ipv6
Dependencies
thc-ipv6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install thc-ipv6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.