How To Install wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wpasupplicant
wpasupplicant is:
WPA and WPA2 are methods for securing wireless networks, the former using IEEE 802.1X, and the latter using IEEE 802.11i. This software provides key negotiation with the WPA Authenticator, and controls association with IEEE 802.11i networks.
There are three methods to install wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wpasupplicant Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wpasupplicant using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wpasupplicant
Install wpasupplicant Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wpasupplicant using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wpasupplicant
Install wpasupplicant 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install wpasupplicant using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wpasupplicant
How To Uninstall wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wpasupplicant package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wpasupplicant
Uninstall wpasupplicant And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wpasupplicant and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wpasupplicant
Remove wpasupplicant Configurations and Data
To remove wpasupplicant configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wpasupplicant
Remove wpasupplicant configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wpasupplicant configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wpasupplicant
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wpasupplicant package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
