How To Install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z on Kali Linux. kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z is Kismet NXP KW41Z BTLE and Zigbee Sniffer capture helper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z on Kali Linux.

What is kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z 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 Kismet NXP KW41Z BTLE and Zigbee Sniffer capture helper.

There are three methods to install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z 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-nxp-kw41z 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-nxp-kw41z using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

Install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

Install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z 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-nxp-kw41z using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

How To Uninstall kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

Uninstall kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

Remove kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z Configurations and Data

To remove kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

Remove kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z

Dependencies

kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-nxp-kw41z package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.