How To Install wvdial on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wvdial

wvdial is:

WvDial sacrifices some of the flexibility of programs like “chat” in order to make dialup configuration easier. With WvDial, modems are detected automatically and only three additional parameters are required: the telephone number, username, and password. WvDial knows enough to dial with most modems and log in to most servers without any other help.

In particular, a “chat script” is not required to handle the most common situations.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wvdial

Install wvdial Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wvdial

Install wvdial 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 wvdial using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wvdial

How To Uninstall wvdial on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wvdial

Uninstall wvdial And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wvdial

Remove wvdial Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wvdial

Remove wvdial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wvdial

Dependencies

wvdial have the following dependencies:

• ppp
• debconf
• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• wvdial website

Summary

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