How To Install owl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is owl

owl is:

This package contains an open implementation of the Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) ad hoc protocol for Linux and macOS written in C and part of the Open Wireless Link project.

OWL runs in user space and makes use of Linux??s Netlink API for Wi-Fi specific operations such as channel switching and to integrate itself in the Linux networking stack by providing a virtual network interface such that existing IPv6-capable programs can use AWDL without modification.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install owl

Install owl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install owl

Install owl 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 owl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install owl

How To Uninstall owl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove owl

Uninstall owl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove owl

Remove owl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge owl

Remove owl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge owl

Dependencies

owl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libev4

References

• owl website

Summary

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