How To Install xsser on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsser on Kali Linux. xsser is XSS testing framework

Introduction

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

What is xsser

xsser is:

Cross Site “Scripter” (aka XSSer) is an automatic -framework- to detect, exploit and report XSS vulnerabilities in web-based applications.

It contains several options to try to bypass certain filters, and various special techniques of code injection.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsser

Install xsser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsser

Install xsser 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 xsser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsser

How To Uninstall xsser on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xsser

Uninstall xsser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsser

Remove xsser Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xsser

Remove xsser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsser

Dependencies

xsser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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