How to Install and Uninstall ettercap-common Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "ettercap-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ettercap-common on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ettercap-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ettercap-common" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ettercap-common on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ettercap-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ettercap-common package on Kali Linux

Package: ettercap-common
Source: ettercap
Version: 1:0.8.3.1-13
Installed-Size: 2529
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: ethtool, geoip-database, libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libgeoip1 (>= 1.6.12), libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg) | libluajit2-5.1-2 (>= 2.1~), libnet1 (>= 1.1.6), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: ettercap-graphical | ettercap-text-only
Size: 731352
SHA256: 79a740c307318c54087328cd73a3d9468ec968538a2cc87f71df52fecdf84b5f
SHA1: f4ed1745ca824597150a5e1d05da5da735fc15b8
MD5sum: c78cd81a97b1e577d7fddd9577f09ed6
Description: Multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN
Ettercap supports active and passive dissection of many protocols
(even encrypted ones) and includes many feature for network and host
analysis.
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Data injection in an established connection and filtering (substitute
or drop a packet) on the fly is also possible, keeping the connection
synchronized.
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Many sniffing modes are implemented, for a powerful and complete
sniffing suite. It is possible to sniff in four modes: IP Based, MAC Based,
ARP Based (full-duplex) and PublicARP Based (half-duplex).
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Ettercap also has the ability to detect a switched LAN, and to use OS
fingerprints (active or passive) to find the geometry of the LAN.
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This package contains the Common support files, configuration files,
plugins, and documentation. You must also install either
ettercap-graphical or ettercap-text-only for the actual GUI-enabled
or text-only ettercap executable, respectively.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://ettercap.github.io/ettercap/
Tag: interface::text-mode, network::scanner, role::app-data, role::program,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::scanning
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/ettercap/ettercap-common_0.8.3.1-13_amd64.deb