How To Install ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 22.04. ipv6toolkit is Security assessment and troubleshooting tool for the IPv6 protocols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ipv6toolkit

ipv6toolkit is:

The SI6 Networks’ IPv6 toolkit is a set of IPv6 security and trouble-shooting tools, that can send arbitrary IPv6-based packets.

List of tools:

  • addr6: An IPv6 address analysis and manipulation tool.
  • flow6: A tool to perform a security asseessment of the IPv6 Flow Label.
  • frag6: A tool to perform IPv6 fragmentation-based attacks and to perform a security assessment of a number of fragmentation-related aspects.
  • icmp6: A tool to perform attacks based on ICMPv6 error messages.
  • jumbo6: A tool to assess potential flaws in the handling of IPv6 Jumbograms.
  • na6: A tool to send arbitrary Neighbor Advertisement messages.
  • ni6: A tool to send arbitrary ICMPv6 Node Information messages, and assess possible flaws in the processing of such packets.
  • ns6: A tool to send arbitrary Neighbor Solicitation messages.
  • ra6: A tool to send arbitrary Router Advertisement messages.
  • rd6: A tool to send arbitrary ICMPv6 Redirect messages.
  • rs6: A tool to send arbitrary Router Solicitation messages.
  • scan6: An IPv6 address scanning tool.
  • tcp6: A tool to send arbitrary TCP segments and perform a variety of TCP-based attacks.

There are three methods to install ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ipv6toolkit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ipv6toolkit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ipv6toolkit

Install ipv6toolkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ipv6toolkit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ipv6toolkit

Install ipv6toolkit Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ipv6toolkit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipv6toolkit

How To Uninstall ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ipv6toolkit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ipv6toolkit

Uninstall ipv6toolkit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ipv6toolkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipv6toolkit

Remove ipv6toolkit Configurations and Data

To remove ipv6toolkit configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ipv6toolkit

Remove ipv6toolkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ipv6toolkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipv6toolkit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipv6toolkit package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.