How To Install mdk4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdk4 on Kali Linux. mdk4 is Wireless attack tool for IEEE 802.11 networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdk4 on Kali Linux.

What is mdk4

mdk4 is:

This package contains a proof-of-concept tool to exploit common IEEE 802.11 protocol weaknesses.

MDK4 is a new version of MDK3. MDK4 is a Wi-Fi testing tool from E7mer of 360PegasusTeam, ASPj of k2wrlz, it uses the osdep library from the aircrack-ng project to inject frames on several operating systems.

IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to make sure you have permission from the network owner before running MDK against it.

There are three methods to install mdk4 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mdk4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mdk4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mdk4

Install mdk4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mdk4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mdk4

Install mdk4 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mdk4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mdk4

How To Uninstall mdk4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mdk4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mdk4

Uninstall mdk4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mdk4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdk4

Remove mdk4 Configurations and Data

To remove mdk4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mdk4

Remove mdk4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mdk4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdk4

Dependencies

mdk4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdk4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.