How to Install and Uninstall goldeneye Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "goldeneye" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install goldeneye on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                goldeneye
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "goldeneye" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall goldeneye on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                goldeneye
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the goldeneye package on Kali Linux

Package: goldeneye
Version: 1.2.0+git20191230-2
Installed-Size: 963
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: all
Depends: python3
Suggests: python3-bs4
Size: 83860
SHA256: 614ab1b93e1f1998579f8f62468df577456f76c6182c9ce4406d04b0c99bc665
SHA1: 663db1f444a49e66a8a632e050f7987a82f0d4ce
MD5sum: 0033d50c172656de238cb8cff8920e1e
Description: HTTP DoS test tool
GoldenEye is a HTTP DoS Test Tool. This tool can be used to test if
a site is susceptible to Deny of Service (DoS) attacks. Is possible
to open several parallel connections against a URL to check if the
web server can be compromised.
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The program tests the security in networks and uses 'HTTP Keep Alive
+ NoCache' as attack vector.
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This package is useful for pentesters.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/jseidl/GoldenEye
Tag: implemented-in::python, interface::commandline, interface::shell,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/goldeneye/goldeneye_1.2.0+git20191230-2_all.deb