How To Install blueranger on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is blueranger

blueranger is:

BlueRanger is a simple Bash script which uses Link Quality to locate Bluetooth device radios. It sends l2cap (Bluetooth) pings to create a connection between Bluetooth interfaces, since most devices allow pings without any authentication or authorization. The higher the link quality, the closer the device (in theory).

Use a Bluetooth Class 1 adapter for long range location detection. Switch to a Class 3 adapter for more precise short range locating. The recision and accuracy depend on the build quality of the Bluetooth adapter, interference, and response from the remote device. Fluctuations may occur even when neither device is in motion.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install blueranger

Install blueranger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install blueranger

Install blueranger 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 blueranger using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blueranger

How To Uninstall blueranger on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove blueranger

Uninstall blueranger And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blueranger

Remove blueranger Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge blueranger

Remove blueranger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blueranger

Dependencies

blueranger have the following dependencies:

References

• blueranger website

Summary

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