How To Install usbguard on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbguard on Kali Linux. usbguard is USB device authorization policy framework

Introduction

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

What is usbguard

usbguard is:

The USBGuard software framework helps to protect your computer against rogue USB devices (a.k.a. BadUSB) by implementing basic allow- and blocklisting capabilities based on device attributes.

There are three methods to install usbguard 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 usbguard Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usbguard

Install usbguard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usbguard

Install usbguard 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 usbguard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbguard

How To Uninstall usbguard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove usbguard

Uninstall usbguard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbguard

Remove usbguard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge usbguard

Remove usbguard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbguard

Dependencies

usbguard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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