How To Install mfterm on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mfterm on Kali Linux.

What is mfterm

mfterm is:

mfterm is a terminal interface for working with Mifare Classic tags. Tab completion on commands is available. Also, commands that have file name arguments provide tab completion on files. There is also a command history, like in most normal shells.

There are three methods to install mfterm 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 mfterm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mfterm

Install mfterm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mfterm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mfterm

Install mfterm 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 mfterm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mfterm

How To Uninstall mfterm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mfterm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mfterm

Uninstall mfterm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mfterm

Remove mfterm Configurations and Data

To remove mfterm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mfterm

Remove mfterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mfterm

Dependencies

mfterm have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libnfc6
• libreadline8
• libssl1.1

References

• mfterm website

Summary

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