How To Install wuzz on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wuzz

wuzz is:

Wuzz is an interactive tool for generating and sending HTTP requests, as well as viewing the responses. Instead of having to specify the HTTP headers, parameters, body etc. on the command-line, a simple and intuitive CUI (console user interface) can be used. Wuzz’s command line arguments are similar to cURL’s, so it can be used to inspect and modify requests copied from a browser’s network inspector with the “copy as cURL” feature.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wuzz

Install wuzz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wuzz

Install wuzz 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 wuzz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wuzz

How To Uninstall wuzz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wuzz

Uninstall wuzz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wuzz

Remove wuzz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wuzz

Remove wuzz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wuzz

Dependencies

wuzz have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• wuzz website

Summary

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