How To Install mdk4 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdk4 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mdk4
mdk4 is:
This package contains a proof-of-concept tool to exploit common IEEE 802.11 protocol weaknesses.
MDK4 is a new version of MDK3. MDK4 is a Wi-Fi testing tool from E7mer of 360PegasusTeam, ASPj of k2wrlz, it uses the osdep library from the aircrack-ng project to inject frames on several operating systems.
IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to make sure you have permission from the network owner before running MDK against it.
There are three methods to install mdk4 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 mdk4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mdk4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdk4
Install mdk4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdk4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdk4
Install mdk4 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 mdk4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdk4
How To Uninstall mdk4 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mdk4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdk4
Uninstall mdk4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdk4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdk4
Remove mdk4 Configurations and Data
To remove mdk4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdk4
Remove mdk4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdk4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdk4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdk4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
