How To Install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 on Kali Linux. kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 is Kismet TICC2540 BTLE Sniffer capture helper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 on Kali Linux.

What is kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 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 TICC2540 BTLE Sniffer capture helper.

There are three methods to install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 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-ti-cc-2540 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-ti-cc-2540 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

Install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

Install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 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-ti-cc-2540 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

How To Uninstall kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

Uninstall kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

Remove kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 Configurations and Data

To remove kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

Remove kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540

Dependencies

kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-capture-ti-cc-2540 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.