How To Install vdetelweb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdetelweb on Kali Linux. vdetelweb is Telnet and Web interface for VDE 2.x

Introduction

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

What is vdetelweb

vdetelweb is:

vdetelweb creates a telnet and/or a web interface to a running VDE 2.x switch. The switch may then be managed via a telnet connection or a web browser.

vdetelweb depends on the LWIPv6 network stack.

vdetelweb, along with VDE, is part of the Virtual Square project: http://wiki.virtualsquare.org

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vdetelweb

Install vdetelweb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdetelweb

Install vdetelweb 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 vdetelweb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdetelweb

How To Uninstall vdetelweb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdetelweb

Uninstall vdetelweb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdetelweb

Remove vdetelweb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vdetelweb

Remove vdetelweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdetelweb

Dependencies

vdetelweb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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