How To Install eapoltest on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eapoltest
on Kali Linux.
What is eapoltest
eapoltest is:
eapol_test allows testing EAP authentication methods without using a full 802.1X connection. It is frequently used to test the EAP configuration of RADIUS systems. It is an administrator tool and not required for standard 802.1X authentication.
There are three methods to install eapoltest
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 eapoltest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eapoltest
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eapoltest
Install eapoltest Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eapoltest
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eapoltest
Install eapoltest 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 eapoltest
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eapoltest
How To Uninstall eapoltest on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the eapoltest
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eapoltest
Uninstall eapoltest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eapoltest
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eapoltest
Remove eapoltest Configurations and Data
To remove eapoltest
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eapoltest
Remove eapoltest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eapoltest
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eapoltest
Dependencies
eapoltest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eapoltest
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.