How To Install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 on Kali Linux. kismet-capture-nrf-52840 is Kismet NRF52840 BTLE Sniffer capture helper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 on Kali Linux.

What is kismet-capture-nrf-52840

kismet-capture-nrf-52840 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 NRF52840 BTLE Sniffer capture helper.

There are three methods to install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 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-52840 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-52840 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kismet-capture-nrf-52840

Install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kismet-capture-nrf-52840

Install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 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-52840 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kismet-capture-nrf-52840

How To Uninstall kismet-capture-nrf-52840 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kismet-capture-nrf-52840 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kismet-capture-nrf-52840

Uninstall kismet-capture-nrf-52840 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kismet-capture-nrf-52840 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-52840

Remove kismet-capture-nrf-52840 Configurations and Data

To remove kismet-capture-nrf-52840 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kismet-capture-nrf-52840

Remove kismet-capture-nrf-52840 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kismet-capture-nrf-52840 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kismet-capture-nrf-52840

Dependencies

kismet-capture-nrf-52840 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nrf-52840 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.