How To Install lldpd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lldpd on Kali Linux. lldpd is implementation of IEEE 802.1ab (LLDP)

Introduction

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

What is lldpd

lldpd is:

LLDP is an industry standard protocol designed to supplant proprietary Link-Layer protocols such as Extreme’s EDP (Extreme Discovery Protocol) and CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol). The goal of LLDP is to provide an inter-vendor compatible mechanism to deliver Link-Layer notifications to adjacent network devices.

This implementation provides LLDP sending and reception, supports VLAN and includes an SNMP subagent that can interface to an SNMP agent through AgentX protocol.

This daemon is also able to deal with CDP, SONMP, FDP and EDP protocol. It also handles LLDP-MED extension.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lldpd

Install lldpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lldpd

Install lldpd 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 lldpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lldpd

How To Uninstall lldpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lldpd

Uninstall lldpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lldpd

Remove lldpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lldpd

Remove lldpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lldpd

Dependencies

lldpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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