How To Install mfcuk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mfcuk
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mfcuk
mfcuk is:
Toolkit containing samples and various tools based on and around libnfc and crapto1, with emphasis on Mifare Classic NXP/Philips RFID cards. Special emphasis of the toolkit is on the following:
- mifare classic weakness demonstration/exploitation
- demonstrate use of libnfc (and ACR122 readers)
- demonstrate use of Crapto1 implementation to confirm internal workings and to verify theoretical/practical weaknesses/attacks.
There are three methods to install mfcuk
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mfcuk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mfcuk
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mfcuk
Install mfcuk Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mfcuk
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mfcuk
Install mfcuk Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mfcuk
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mfcuk
How To Uninstall mfcuk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mfcuk
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mfcuk
Uninstall mfcuk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mfcuk
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mfcuk
Remove mfcuk Configurations and Data
To remove mfcuk
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mfcuk
Remove mfcuk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mfcuk
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mfcuk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mfcuk
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.