Tutorial: How to Install Oxidized on Kali Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Oxidized on Kali Linux Latest from its GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need to have the following:

  • A working installation of Kali Linux Latest
  • A stable internet connection
  • Root or sudo access to the system
  • Git installed on the system

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Oxidized requires several dependencies to function correctly. To install these dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev pkg-config -y

This command updates your package manager and installs the required packages.

Step 2: Install Oxidized

Next, we will clone the Oxidized repository from GitHub using the git command. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ytti/oxidized.git

This command will create a directory called oxidized in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Bundler

Bundler is a package manager for Ruby applications. To install Bundler, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo gem install bundler

Step 4: Install Oxidized Dependencies

Next, we will navigate to the oxidized directory and install the Oxidized dependencies using Bundler. To do this, run the following commands:

cd oxidized
bundle install

This command will install all the required dependencies that Oxidized needs to run.

Step 5: Configure Oxidized

Now that Oxidized is installed, you need to configure it to backup the configuration files of your devices. To do this, you will need to edit the oxidized/config file.

cp oxidized/sample_configs/oxidized.conf oxidized/
nano oxidized/oxidized.conf

This command will copy the oxidized.conf sample configuration file to the oxidized/ directory and then open it with the Nano text editor. You can replace the sample configurations with your own configurations.

Step 6: Start Oxidized

Finally, you can start your Oxidized instance by running the following command from the oxidized directory:

bundle exec oxidized

This will start the Oxidized daemon, and you should start seeing output on your terminal.

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Oxidized on Kali Linux Latest. You can now use Oxidized to back up the configuration files of your network devices.