Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bro on Kali Linux.
What is bro
bro is:
Bro has been renamed to Zeek. This is a transitional package
providing symlinks (/usr/bin/bro, /usr/bin/bro-config) for
compatibility with existing scripts and integrations.
This package can be safely removed if those symlinks are no longer
used.
There are three methods to install bro 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 bro Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bro using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install broInstall bro Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bro using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install broInstall bro 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bro using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install broHow To Uninstall bro on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bro package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove broUninstall bro And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bro and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove broRemove bro Configurations and Data
To remove bro configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge broRemove bro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bro configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge broDependencies
bro have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bro package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
