How To Install set on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install set on Kali Linux. set is Social-Engineer Toolkit

Introduction

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

What is `set`

set is:

The Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) is an open-source
Python-driven tool aimed at penetration testing around
Social-Engineering.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install set

Install set Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install set

Install set 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 set using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install set

How To Uninstall set on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove set

Uninstall set And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove set

Remove set Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge set

Remove set configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge set

Dependencies

set have the following dependencies:

References

set website

Summary

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