How To Install dropbear-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-bin on Kali Linux.

What is dropbear-bin

dropbear-bin is:

dropbear is a SSH 2 server and client designed to be small enough to be used in small memory environments, while still being functional and secure enough for general use.

It implements most required features of the SSH 2 protocol, and other features such as authentication agent forwarding.

This package provides dropbear, dbclient, dropbearkey and dropbearconvert.

There are three methods to install dropbear-bin 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 dropbear-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dropbear-bin

Install dropbear-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dropbear-bin

Install dropbear-bin 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 dropbear-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dropbear-bin

How To Uninstall dropbear-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dropbear-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dropbear-bin

Uninstall dropbear-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dropbear-bin

Remove dropbear-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dropbear-bin

Remove dropbear-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dropbear-bin

Dependencies

dropbear-bin have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• dropbear-bin website

Summary

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