How To Install wig-ng on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wig-ng on Kali Linux. wig-ng is utility for Wi-Fi device fingerprinting

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wig-ng on Kali Linux.

What is wig-ng

wig-ng is:

This package contains WIG (Wi-Fi Information Gathering), a utility for Wi-Fi device fingerprinting. Supported protocols and standards:

  • Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL)
  • Cisco Client Extension (CCX)
  • HP Printers Custom Information Element
  • Wi-Fi Direct (P2P)
  • Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

This tool doesn’t perform channel hopping, use tools such as chopping or airodump-ng.

There are three methods to install wig-ng 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 wig-ng Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wig-ng

Install wig-ng Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wig-ng

Install wig-ng 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 wig-ng using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wig-ng

How To Uninstall wig-ng on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wig-ng package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wig-ng

Uninstall wig-ng And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wig-ng

Remove wig-ng Configurations and Data

To remove wig-ng configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wig-ng

Remove wig-ng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wig-ng

Dependencies

wig-ng have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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