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- Use apt-cache
- Of the various interfaces available to search for packages, apt-cache is the most basic and rudimentary of them all.
- However, it is also the interface we tend to use most often because it is fast, easy, and efficient. By default, apt-cache searches for a given term in package names as well as their descriptions.
- Use this command: apt-cache search PACKAGES NAME
- For example, knowing that all Kali Linux metapackages include ‘aircrack-ng’ in their names, we can easily search for all of them.
- Enter this command: apt-cache search aircrack-ng
- root@GithackTools618:~# apt-cache search aircrack-ng
- aircrack-ng - wireless WEP/WPA cracking utilities
- airgraph-ng - Tool to graph txt files created by aircrack-ng
- forensics-extra - Forensics Environment - extra console components (metapackage)
- kismet-plugins - wireless sniffer and monitor - plugins
- wifi-honey - Wi-Fi honeypot
- wifite - Python script to automate wireless auditing using aircrack-ng tools
- In many cases, apt-cache returns far too many results because it searches in package descriptions. The searches can be limited to the package names themselves by using the –names-only option.
- root@kali:~# apt-cache search nmap | wc -l
- 37
- root@kali:~# apt-cache search nmap --names-only
- dnmap - Distributed nmap framework
- fruitywifi-module-nmap - nmap module for fruitywifi
- nmap-dbgsym - debug symbols for nmap
- python-libnmap - Python 2 NMAP library
- python-libnmap-doc - Python NMAP Library (common documentation)
- python3-libnmap - Python 3 NMAP library
- libnmap-parser-perl - parse nmap scan results with perl
- nmap - The Network Mapper
- nmap-common - Architecture independent files for nmap
- zenmap - The Network Mapper Front End
- nmapsi4 - graphical interface to nmap, the network scanner
- python-nmap - Python interface to the Nmap port scanner
- python3-nmap - Python3 interface to the Nmap port scanner
- Since apt-cache has such wonderfully greppable output, we can keep filtering results until they’re at a manageable number.
- root@kali:~# apt-cache search nmap --names-only | egrep -v '(python|perl)'
- dnmap - Distributed nmap framework
- fruitywifi-module-nmap - nmap module for fruitywifi
- nmap - The Network Mapper
- nmap-common - Architecture independent files for nmap
- nmap-dbgsym - debug symbols for nmap
- nmapsi4 - graphical interface to nmap, the network scanner
- zenmap - The Network Mapper Front End
- You can further filter down the search results but once you start chaining together a few commands, that’s generally a good indication that it’s time to reach for a different tool.
- Use aptitude
- The aptitude application is a very close cousin of apt and apt-get except it also includes a very useful ncurses interface. It is not included in Kali by default but it can quickly be installed as follows.
- root@kali:~# apt update && apt -y install aptitude
- After installation, running aptitude without any options will launch the ncurses interface. One of the first things you will notice is that you can quickly and easily browse through packages by category, which greatly helps with sorting through the thousands of available packages.
- To search for a package, either press the / character or select ‘Find’ under the ‘Search’ menu. As you enter your query, the package results will be updated dynamically
- Once you’ve located a package of interest, you can mark it for installation with the + character or to remove/deselect it, the – character.
- At this point, you can keep searching for other packages to mark for installation or removal. When you’re ready to install, press the g key to view the summary of the actions to be taken.
- If you’re satisfied with the proposed changes, press g again and aptitude will complete the package installations as usual.
- Use search engines
- If you want to restrict your searches to tools that are packaged by the Kali team, the easiest way to do so is probably by using the Google site search operator.
- Using this keyword: site:kali.org PACKAGES NAME
- Example: site:kali.org lynis
- Read more
- * DEBIAN PACKAGE MANAGEMENT: https://kali.training/lessons/8-debian-package-management/
- * What is Kali Linux Metapackages and How to install it?: http://bit.ly/2IGVcub
- From Kali Linux: https://www.kali.org/tutorials/finding-packages-for-kali-linux/
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