How To Install rfdump on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rfdump on Kali Linux. rfdump is tool to decode RFID tag data

Introduction

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

What is rfdump

rfdump is:

RFDump is a tool to decode RFID tags and show their meta information: tag ID, tag type, manufacturer etc. The user data memory of a tag can be displayed and modified using either a hex or an ASCII editor. In addition, the integrated cookie feature demonstrates how easy it is for a company to abuse RFID technology to spy on their customers. RFDump works with the ACG multi-tag reader or similar card reader hardware.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rfdump

Install rfdump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rfdump

Install rfdump 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 rfdump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rfdump

How To Uninstall rfdump on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rfdump

Uninstall rfdump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rfdump

Remove rfdump Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rfdump

Remove rfdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rfdump

Dependencies

rfdump have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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