How To Install netselect on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netselect on Kali Linux.

What is netselect

netselect is:

This package provides a utility that can perform parallelized tests on distant servers using either UDP traceroutes or ICMP queries.

It can process a (possibly very long) list of servers, and choose the fastest/closest one automatically.

There are three methods to install netselect on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install netselect Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install netselect using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install netselect

Install netselect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install netselect using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install netselect

Install netselect Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install netselect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netselect

How To Uninstall netselect on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the netselect package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netselect

Uninstall netselect And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netselect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netselect

Remove netselect Configurations and Data

To remove netselect configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netselect

Remove netselect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove netselect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netselect

Dependencies

netselect have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• debconf

References

• netselect website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netselect package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.