How To Install kismet-logtools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-logtools on Kali Linux. kismet-logtools is wireless network and device detector

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kismet-logtools on Kali Linux.

What is kismet-logtools

kismet-logtools 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 logtools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kismet-logtools

Install kismet-logtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kismet-logtools

Install kismet-logtools 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-logtools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kismet-logtools

How To Uninstall kismet-logtools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kismet-logtools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kismet-logtools

Uninstall kismet-logtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kismet-logtools

Remove kismet-logtools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kismet-logtools

Remove kismet-logtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kismet-logtools

Dependencies

kismet-logtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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