How to Install and Uninstall mgen Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "mgen" package

Learn how to install mgen on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mgen on Kali Linux:


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

Package: mgen
Version: 5.02.b+dfsg1-2.2
Installed-Size: 289
Maintainer: Raoul Gunnar Borenius
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Suggests: mgen-doc
Size: 102852
SHA256: 7d1199a720e37f944f35d5d3606adb29af12a5a8407ee823863f1768fa8e0e38
SHA1: 9e3c56a38066e7a59631c2cc3dc700902e13dfa1
MD5sum: 0bec274db971250fe35410238b99c801
Description: packet generator for IP network performance tests
MGEN provides the ability to perform IP network performance tests
and measurements using TCP and UDP/IP traffic. Test messages
can be generated, received and logged. MGEN offers control over
all network parameters and timing of these messages. All this can be
done either via the command line or defined in a file format for
greater reproducibility.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://cs.itd.nrl.navy.mil/work/mgen/
Tag: role::program
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mgen/mgen_5.02.b+dfsg1-2.2_amd64.deb