How To Install usbauth-notifier on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier on Kali Linux. usbauth-notifier is Notifier for USB Firewall to use with desktop environments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier on Kali Linux.

What is usbauth-notifier

usbauth-notifier is:

A notifier for the usbauth firewall against BadUSB attacks. The user could manually allow or deny USB devices. Every user that wants use the notifier must be added to the usbauth group.

There are three methods to install usbauth-notifier 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 usbauth-notifier Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usbauth-notifier

Install usbauth-notifier Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usbauth-notifier

Install usbauth-notifier 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 usbauth-notifier using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbauth-notifier

How To Uninstall usbauth-notifier on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the usbauth-notifier package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove usbauth-notifier

Uninstall usbauth-notifier And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbauth-notifier

Remove usbauth-notifier Configurations and Data

To remove usbauth-notifier configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge usbauth-notifier

Remove usbauth-notifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbauth-notifier

Dependencies

usbauth-notifier have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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