How To Install pocsuite3 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pocsuite3 on Ubuntu.

What is `pocsuite3`

pocsuite3 is:

Pocsuite3 is an open-sourced remote vulnerability testing and proof-of-concept development framework developed by the Knownsec 404 Team. It comes with a powerful proof-of-concept engine, many nice features for the ultimate penetration testers and security researchers.

There are three methods to install pocsuite3 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pocsuite3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pocsuite3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pocsuite3

Install pocsuite3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pocsuite3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pocsuite3

Install pocsuite3 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pocsuite3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pocsuite3

How To Uninstall pocsuite3 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the pocsuite3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pocsuite3

Uninstall pocsuite3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pocsuite3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pocsuite3

Remove pocsuite3 Configurations and Data

To remove pocsuite3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pocsuite3

Remove pocsuite3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pocsuite3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pocsuite3

Dependencies

pocsuite3 have the following dependencies:

References

pocsuite3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pocsuite3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.