How to Install and Uninstall softflowd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "softflowd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install softflowd on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall softflowd on Kali Linux:


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

Package: softflowd
Source: softflowd (1.1.0-1)
Version: 1.1.0-1+b1
Installed-Size: 157
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.0.0), lsb-base, netbase
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Size: 65924
SHA256: d352565418c7d0ca464173bcf43eaeb14e34d3ae5ab7f61348a440a9d7fe7421
SHA1: 0cab14beb59a9735cdb31f745b7dd3409937e163
MD5sum: 9e8fd963e61575e52255d8afbb3086a9
Description: Flow-based network traffic analyser
Softflowd is a flow-based network traffic anaylser capable of Cisco
Netflow data export. Softflowd semi-statefully tracks traffic
flows recorded by listening on a network interface or by reading a
packet capture file. These flows may be reported via NetFlow to a
collecting host or summarised within softflowd itself.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/irino/softflowd
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, role::program, use::monitor,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/softflowd/softflowd_1.1.0-1+b1_amd64.deb