How To Install reaver on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install reaver on Debian 10.
What is reaver
reaver is:
Reaver performs a brute force attack against an access point’s WiFi Protected Setup pin number. Once the WPS pin is found, the WPA PSK can be recovered and alternately the AP’s wireless settings can be reconfigured.
There are three methods to install reaver on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install reaver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install reaver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install reaver
Install reaver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install reaver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install reaver
Install reaver 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install reaver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install reaver
How To Uninstall reaver on Debian 10
To uninstall only the reaver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove reaver
Uninstall reaver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall reaver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove reaver
Remove reaver Configurations and Data
To remove reaver configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge reaver
Remove reaver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove reaver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reaver
Dependencies
reaver have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install reaver package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.