How To Install knocker on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install knocker on Kali Linux. knocker is Simple and easy to use TCP security port scanner

Introduction

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

What is knocker

knocker is:

Knocker is a new, simple, and easy to use TCP security port scanner written in C, using threads. It is able to analyze hosts and the network services which are running on them.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install knocker

Install knocker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install knocker

Install knocker 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 knocker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install knocker

How To Uninstall knocker on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove knocker

Uninstall knocker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove knocker

Remove knocker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge knocker

Remove knocker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knocker

Dependencies

knocker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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