How To Install zaproxy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is zaproxy

zaproxy is:

The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications.

It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of security experience and as such is ideal for developers and functional testers who are new to penetration testing as well as being a useful addition to an experienced pen testers toolbox. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/ZAP

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zaproxy

Install zaproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zaproxy

Install zaproxy 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 zaproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zaproxy

How To Uninstall zaproxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zaproxy

Uninstall zaproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zaproxy

Remove zaproxy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zaproxy

Remove zaproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zaproxy

Dependencies

zaproxy have the following dependencies:

• default-jre

References

• zaproxy website

Summary

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