How To Install packit on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install packit on Ubuntu 22.04. packit is network packet generator and capture tool

Introduction

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

What is packit

packit is:

Packit (PACket toolKIT) is a network auditing tool. It uses libpcap and can make real packages (frames) that are able to travel in a network. Packit also allows one to add personalized payloads. Other good feature is the possibility to read dump files created by tcpdump.

Packit has an ability to customize, inject, monitor and manipulate IP traffic. By allowing you to define (spoof) nearly all TCP, UDP, ICMP, IP, ARP, RARP, and Ethernet header options, Packit can be useful for the following scenarios: - tests in firewalls; - tests in Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS); - tests in Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS); - tests in proxies; - tests in port scanning detectors; - network traffic simulations; - security tests; and - general TCP/IP auditing and pentests.

Packit is also an excellent tool for learning TCP/IP. However, this program does not support IPv6.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install packit

Install packit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install packit

Install packit 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 packit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install packit

How To Uninstall packit on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove packit

Uninstall packit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove packit

Remove packit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge packit

Remove packit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge packit

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Summary

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