How To Install bluesnarfer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is bluesnarfer

bluesnarfer is:

A bluetooth bluesnarfing Utility

There are three methods to install bluesnarfer 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 bluesnarfer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bluesnarfer

Install bluesnarfer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bluesnarfer

Install bluesnarfer 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 bluesnarfer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bluesnarfer

How To Uninstall bluesnarfer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bluesnarfer

Uninstall bluesnarfer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluesnarfer

Remove bluesnarfer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bluesnarfer

Remove bluesnarfer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluesnarfer

Dependencies

bluesnarfer have the following dependencies:

• libbluetooth3
• libc6
• bluez

References

• bluesnarfer website

Summary

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