Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sipp on Kali Linux.
What is sipp
sipp is:
SIPp is a free Open Source test tool / traffic generator
for the SIP protocol. It includes a few basic SipStone user
agent scenarios (UAC and UAS) and establishes and releases
multiple calls with the INVITE and BYE methods. It can also
reads custom XML scenario files describing from very simple
to complex call flows. It features the dynamic display of
statistics about running tests (call rate, round trip delay,
and message statistics), periodic CSV statistics dumps, TCP
and UDP over multiple sockets or multiplexed with
retransmission management and dynamically adjustable call
rates.
There are three methods to install sipp 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 sipp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sipp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sippInstall sipp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sipp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sippInstall sipp 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 sipp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sipp
How To Uninstall sipp on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sipp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sipp
Uninstall sipp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sipp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sipp
Remove sipp Configurations and Data
To remove sipp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sipp
Remove sipp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sipp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sipp
Dependencies
sipp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sipp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
