How To Install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 on Kali Linux. kismet-capture-nrf-51822 is Kismet NRF51822 BTLE Sniffer capture helper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 on Kali Linux.

What is kismet-capture-nrf-51822

kismet-capture-nrf-51822 is:

Kismet is a wireless network and device detector, sniffer, wardriving tool, and WIDS (wireless intrusion detection) framework.

Kismet works with Wi-Fi interfaces, Bluetooth interfaces, some SDR (software defined radio) hardware like the RTLSDR, and other specialized capture hardware.

This package contains the NRF51822 BTLE Sniffer capture helper.

There are three methods to install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 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 kismet-capture-nrf-51822 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kismet-capture-nrf-51822

Install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kismet-capture-nrf-51822

Install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 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 kismet-capture-nrf-51822 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kismet-capture-nrf-51822

How To Uninstall kismet-capture-nrf-51822 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kismet-capture-nrf-51822 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kismet-capture-nrf-51822

Uninstall kismet-capture-nrf-51822 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kismet-capture-nrf-51822 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kismet-capture-nrf-51822

Remove kismet-capture-nrf-51822 Configurations and Data

To remove kismet-capture-nrf-51822 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kismet-capture-nrf-51822

Remove kismet-capture-nrf-51822 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kismet-capture-nrf-51822 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kismet-capture-nrf-51822

Dependencies

kismet-capture-nrf-51822 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nrf-51822 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.