How To Install dynagen on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install dynagen

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is dynagen and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install dynagen on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install dynagen using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install dynagen

Install dynagen using apt

Because dynagen is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install dynagen using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dynagen

Install dynagen using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install dynagen by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dynagen

How to upgrade (update) a single package dynagen using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the dynagen, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install dynagen

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install dynagen

How To Uninstall dynagen from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dynagen package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dynagen

Uninstall dynagen and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dynagen

Remove dynagen with all configurations and data

To remove dynagen configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dynagen

Remove dynagen completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to dynagen package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dynagen

Extra info and code examples

Dynagen is a text-based front end for Dynamips, that uses the Hypervisor mode for communication with Dynamips. Dynagen simplifies building and working with virtual networks: * Uses a simple, easy to understand configuration file for specifying virtual router hardware configurations * Simple syntax for interconnecting routers, bridges, frame-relay and ATM switches. No need to deal with NetIOs * Can work in a client / server mode, with Dynagen running on your workstation communicating to Dynamips running on a back-end server. Dynagen can also control multiple Dynamips servers simultaneously for distributing large virtual networks across several machines. * Provides a management CLI for listing devices, starting, stopping, reloading, suspending, and resuming virtual routers.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install dynagen using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the dynagen from Kali Linux.

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