How To Install macchanger on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install macchanger
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is macchanger
macchanger is:
GNU MAC Changer is an utility that makes the maniputation of MAC addresses of network interfaces easier. MAC addresses are unique identifiers on networks, they only need to be unique, they can be changed on most network hardware. MAC addresses have started to be abused by unscrupulous marketing firms, government agencies, and others to provide an easy way to track a computer across multiple networks. By changing the MAC address regularly, this kind of tracking can be thwarted, or at least made a lot more difficult.
Features:
- set specific MAC address of a network interface
- set the MAC randomly
- set a MAC of another vendor
- set another MAC of the same vendor
- set a MAC of the same kind (eg: wireless card)
- display a vendor MAC list (today, 6200 items) to choose from
There are three methods to install macchanger
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install macchanger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install macchanger
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install macchanger
Install macchanger Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install macchanger
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install macchanger
Install macchanger 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 macchanger
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install macchanger
How To Uninstall macchanger on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the macchanger
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove macchanger
Uninstall macchanger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall macchanger
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove macchanger
Remove macchanger Configurations and Data
To remove macchanger
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge macchanger
Remove macchanger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove macchanger
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge macchanger
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install macchanger
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.