In this tutorial, you will learn how to install DOCAT on the latest version of Debian. DOCAT is a tool for port-forwarding, proxying, and mapping of TCP and UDP traffic, which can be downloaded from the official repository in GitHub.
Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements:
Open the terminal from the Debian's menu or use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+Alt+T" to open the terminal.
Run the following command to update and upgrade the system packages:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
After updating and upgrading the system packages, install the required packages for DOCAT by running the following command:
sudo apt install gcc make libpcap-dev -y
Next, clone the DOCAT repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/docat-org/docat.git
Move to the cloned repository directory using the command:
cd docat/
Run the make command to compile and install the tool:
make && sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, verify the successful installation of DOCAT by running the following command:
docat -h
This command will display the usage and help information for DOCAT.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed DOCAT on Debian Latest.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install DOCAT on Debian Latest. DOCAT is a powerful tool that can help in port-forwarding, proxying, and mapping of TCP and UDP traffic. If you have any queries, feel free to reach out to us in the comments section.
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