How To Install pskracker on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pskracker

pskracker is:

This package contains a collection of WPA/WPA2/WPS default algorithms/password generators/pingens written in C. This is useful for testing/auditing wireless networks and contains bleeding edge algorithms.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pskracker

Install pskracker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pskracker

Install pskracker 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 pskracker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pskracker

How To Uninstall pskracker on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pskracker

Uninstall pskracker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pskracker

Remove pskracker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pskracker

Remove pskracker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pskracker

Dependencies

pskracker have the following dependencies:

• pskracker-data
• libc6

References

• pskracker website

Summary

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