How To Install flood_router6 on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

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

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install thc-ipv6

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

What is flood_router6 and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 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 flood_router6 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 flood_router6 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 flood_router6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install thc-ipv6

Install flood_router6 using apt

Because flood_router6 is available in Ubuntu 22.04’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 flood_router6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install thc-ipv6

Install flood_router6 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 Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install flood_router6 by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install thc-ipv6

How to upgrade (update) a single package flood_router6 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 flood_router6, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install thc-ipv6

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 thc-ipv6

How To Uninstall flood_router6 from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the flood_router6 package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove thc-ipv6

Uninstall flood_router6 and all its dependencies

To uninstall flood_router6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove thc-ipv6

Remove flood_router6 with all configurations and data

To remove flood_router6 configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge thc-ipv6

Remove flood_router6 completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to flood_router6 package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge thc-ipv6

Extra info and code examples

Attack toolkit for testing IPv6 and ICMPv6 protocol weaknesses. Some of the tools included: alive6: an effective alive scanning. denial6: try a collection of denial-of-service tests against a target. detect-new-ip6: detect new ip6 devices which join the network. dnsdict6: parallelized dns ipv6 dictionary bruteforcer. dos-new-ip6: detect new ip6 devices and tell them that their chosen IP collides on the network (DOS). exploit6: test known ipv6 vulnerabilities against a target. fake_mld6: announce yourself in a multicast group of your choice on the net. fake_router6: announce yourself as a router on the network. flood_advertise6: flood a target with random neighbor advertisements. flood_router6: flood a target with random router advertisements. implementation6: performs various implementation checks on ipv6. parasite6: icmp neighbor solitication/advertisement spoofer. redir6: redirect traffic to you intelligently (man-in-the-middle) with a clever icmp6 redirect spoofer. rsmurf6: remote smurfer (known to work only against Linux at the moment). thcping6: sends a hand crafted ping6 packet. toobig6: mtu decreaser with the same intelligence as redir6.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install flood_router6 using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the flood_router6 from Ubuntu 22.04.

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