Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install commix on Kali Linux.
What is commix
commix is:
This package contains Commix (short for [comm]and [i]njection e[x]ploiter).
It has a simple environment and it can be used, from web developers,
penetration testers or even security researchers to test web applications with
the view to find bugs, errors or vulnerabilities related to command injection
attacks. By using this tool, it is very easy to find and exploit a command
injection vulnerability in a certain vulnerable parameter or string.
Commix is written in Python programming language.
There are three methods to install commix 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 commix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install commix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install commixInstall commix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install commix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install commixInstall commix 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 commix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install commixHow To Uninstall commix on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the commix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove commixUninstall commix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall commix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove commixRemove commix Configurations and Data
To remove commix configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge commixRemove commix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove commix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge commixDependencies
commix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install commix package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
