How To Install maltego on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install maltego on Kali Linux. maltego is Open source intelligence and forensics application

Introduction

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

What is maltego

maltego is:

Maltego is an open source intelligence and forensics application. It will offer you timous mining and gathering of information as well as the representation of this information in a easy to understand format.

This package replaces previous packages matlegoce and casefile.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install maltego

Install maltego Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install maltego

Install maltego 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 maltego using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install maltego

How To Uninstall maltego on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove maltego

Uninstall maltego And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove maltego

Remove maltego Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge maltego

Remove maltego configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maltego

Dependencies

maltego have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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