How To Install timestamp 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 irpas

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

What is timestamp 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 timestamp 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 timestamp 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 timestamp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install irpas

Install timestamp using apt

Because timestamp 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 timestamp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install irpas

Install timestamp 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 timestamp by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install irpas

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

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install irpas

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 irpas

How To Uninstall timestamp from Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove irpas

Uninstall timestamp and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove irpas

Remove timestamp with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge irpas

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge irpas

Extra info and code examples

This package contains a collection of programs used for advanced network operations, testing, and debugging. CDP and the route injectors can be useful in a production network. Several other tools are useful for security and firewall testing. Finally some tools such as netenum are useful for general admin scripting. Like all powerful tools, it could cause great damage, so be careful. * cdp - Cisco discovery protocol packet sender * igrp - IGRP route injector * ass - Autonomous system scanner * irdp - IRDP sender * irdpresponder - IRDP responder * itrace - ICMP based traceroute * tctrace - TCP SYN based traceroute * protos - ICMP based port scanner * netmask - Asks for netmask via ICMP * file2cable - Dumps any binary file direct to ethernet * dfkaa - Troubleshoot devices formerly known as Ascend (Pipeline, etc) * netenum - Ping scanner designed for shell scripts * hsrp - HSRP failover tester * icmp_redirect - ICMP redirection system * timestamp - ICMP timestamp requester * dhcpx - DHCP server "exerciser"

Conclusion

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

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