How to Install and Uninstall sniffit Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "sniffit" package

This tutorial shows how to install sniffit on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall sniffit on Kali Linux:


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

Package: sniffit
Version: 0.5-3
Installed-Size: 135
Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Size: 58468
SHA256: d1b6290e55e6c17164a684c7613d8ec272c71cb655bf4f3da8efab2f748835c7
SHA1: 50ca56a11eba57114c71655c99000ff0b99d2c53
MD5sum: 4a8ec5f660a141c7e1b03c3ce99f62d7
Description: packet sniffer and monitoring tool
Sniffit is a packet sniffer for TCP/UDP/ICMP packets over IPv4. It is able
to give you a very detailed technical info on these packets, as SEQ, ACK,
TTL, Window, etc. The packet contents also can be viewed, in different
formats (hex or plain text, etc.).
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Sniffit is based in libpcap and is useful when learning about computer
networks and their security.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/sniffit
Tag: interface::text-mode, mail::notification, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::monitor, use::scanning, works-with::mail,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sniffit/sniffit_0.5-3_amd64.deb