Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dante-server on Kali Linux.
What is dante-server
dante-server is:
Dante is a circuit-level firewall/proxy that can be used to provide
convenient and secure network connectivity to a wide range of hosts
while requiring only the server Dante runs on to have external network
connectivity.
This package provides the socks proxy daemon (danted). The server part
of Dante allows socks clients to connect through it to the network.
There are three methods to install dante-server 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 dante-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dante-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dante-serverInstall dante-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dante-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dante-serverInstall dante-server 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 dante-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dante-serverHow To Uninstall dante-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dante-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dante-serverUninstall dante-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dante-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dante-serverRemove dante-server Configurations and Data
To remove dante-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dante-serverRemove dante-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dante-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dante-serverDependencies
dante-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dante-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
