How To Install ttysnoop on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ttysnoop

ttysnoop is:

TTYSnoop allows you to snoop on login tty’s through another tty-device or pseudo-tty. The snoop-tty becomes a ‘clone’ of the original tty, redirecting both input and output from/to it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ttysnoop

Install ttysnoop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ttysnoop

Install ttysnoop 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 ttysnoop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttysnoop

How To Uninstall ttysnoop on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ttysnoop

Uninstall ttysnoop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttysnoop

Remove ttysnoop Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ttysnoop

Remove ttysnoop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttysnoop

Dependencies

ttysnoop have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• ttysnoop website

Summary

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