How To Install kali-tools-wireless on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-wireless on Kali Linux.
What is kali-tools-wireless
kali-tools-wireless is:
This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.
This metapackage depends on all the wireless tools that Kali Linux provides.
There are three methods to install kali-tools-wireless 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 kali-tools-wireless Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-wireless using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-wirelessInstall kali-tools-wireless Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-wireless using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-tools-wirelessInstall kali-tools-wireless 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-wireless using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-wirelessHow To Uninstall kali-tools-wireless on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-tools-wireless package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-wirelessUninstall kali-tools-wireless And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-tools-wireless and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-wirelessRemove kali-tools-wireless Configurations and Data
To remove kali-tools-wireless configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-wirelessRemove kali-tools-wireless configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-wireless configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-wirelessDependencies
kali-tools-wireless have the following dependencies:
- kali-tools-802-11
- kali-tools-bluetooth
- kali-tools-rfid
- kali-tools-sdr
- rfcat
- rfkill
- sakis3g
- spectools
- wireshark
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-wireless package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
