Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spiderfoot on Kali Linux.
What is spiderfoot
spiderfoot is:
This package contains an open source intelligence (OSINT) automation tool. Its
goal is to automate the process of gathering intelligence about a given
target, which may be an IP address, domain name, hostname, network subnet,
ASN, e-mail address or person’s name.
SpiderFoot can be used offensively, i.e. as part of a black-box penetration
test to gather information about the target, or defensively to identify what
information you or your organisation are freely providing for attackers to use
against you.
There are three methods to install spiderfoot 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 spiderfoot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install spiderfoot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spiderfootInstall spiderfoot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install spiderfoot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spiderfootInstall spiderfoot 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 spiderfoot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spiderfootHow To Uninstall spiderfoot on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the spiderfoot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spiderfootUninstall spiderfoot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spiderfoot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spiderfootRemove spiderfoot Configurations and Data
To remove spiderfoot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spiderfootRemove spiderfoot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spiderfoot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spiderfootDependencies
spiderfoot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spiderfoot package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
