How To Install afl++-clang on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install afl++-clang on Kali Linux.

What is afl++-clang

afl++-clang is:

American fuzzy lop is a fuzzer that employs compile-time instrumentation and
genetic algorithms to automatically discover clean, interesting test cases
that trigger new internal states in the targeted binary.

This package provides support for the clang compiler.

There are three methods to install afl++-clang 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 afl++-clang Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install afl++-clang

Install afl++-clang Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install afl++-clang using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install afl++-clang

Install afl++-clang 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 afl++-clang using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install afl++-clang

How To Uninstall afl++-clang on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the afl++-clang package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove afl++-clang

Uninstall afl++-clang And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove afl++-clang

Remove afl++-clang Configurations and Data

To remove afl++-clang configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge afl++-clang

Remove afl++-clang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove afl++-clang configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge afl++-clang

Dependencies

afl++-clang have the following dependencies:

• afl++
• clang-11
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• afl++-clang website

Summary

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