How To Install ipip on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ipip

ipip is:

This daemon provides an alternative to the kernel-resident support for IP encapsulation links. It is better suited for situations where there are many encapsulation connections to be managed, such as is the case for amateur radio interconnection of network 44. Also, because the daemon is outside the kernel, it provides an excellent environment for experimenting with alternate mechanisms for distributing encapsulation routing updates.

If you need one encapsulation link, use the kernel’s built-in support. If you need a lot of encapsulation links, give this daemon a try.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ipip

Install ipip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ipip

Install ipip 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 ipip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipip

How To Uninstall ipip on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ipip

Uninstall ipip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipip

Remove ipip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ipip

Remove ipip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipip

Dependencies

ipip have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• lsb-base

References

• ipip website

Summary

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