46
Chapter 4
Now you can search for the package you’re looking for. Simply click
the
Search
tab to open a search window. Because you are looking for Snort
again, enter
snort
into the search window and click
Search
. Scroll down the
search results to find the package you’re looking for. Check the box next to
snort and then click the
Apply
tab, as shown in Figure 4-3. Synaptic will now
download and install Snort from the repository along with any necessary
dependencies.
Figure 4-3: Downloading Snort from the Synaptic Package Manager
Installing Software with git
Sometimes the software you want isn’t available in any of the repositories—
especially if it’s brand new—but it may be available on github (
https://www
.github.com/), a site that allows developers to share their software with others
to download, use, and provide feedback. For instance, if you want bluediv-
ing, a Bluetooth hacking and pentesting suite, and can’t find it in the Kali
repository, you can search github for the software by entering
bluediving
into the search bar. If it exists on github, you should see the repository for
it in the search results.
Once you’ve found the software on github, you can install it from the
terminal by entering the
git clone
command followed by its github URL.
For instance, bluediving is located at
https://www.github.com/balle/bluediving
.git. To clone it into your system, enter the command shown in Listing 4-7.
kali >
