How To Install hcxdumptool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hcxdumptool

hcxdumptool is:

Tool to capture wpa handshacke from Wi-Fi networks and run several tests to determine if Wi-Fi access points or clients are vulnerable to brute-force atacks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hcxdumptool

Install hcxdumptool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hcxdumptool

Install hcxdumptool 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 hcxdumptool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hcxdumptool

How To Uninstall hcxdumptool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hcxdumptool

Uninstall hcxdumptool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hcxdumptool

Remove hcxdumptool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hcxdumptool

Remove hcxdumptool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hcxdumptool

Dependencies

hcxdumptool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1

References

• hcxdumptool website

Summary

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