How To Install pixiewps on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pixiewps on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pixiewps
pixiewps is:
Pixiewps is a tool written in C used to bruteforce offline the WPS pin exploiting the low or non-existing entropy of some APs (pixie dust attack). It is meant for educational purposes only.
There are three methods to install pixiewps 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 pixiewps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pixiewps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pixiewps
Install pixiewps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pixiewps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pixiewps
Install pixiewps 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 pixiewps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pixiewps
How To Uninstall pixiewps on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pixiewps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pixiewps
Uninstall pixiewps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pixiewps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pixiewps
Remove pixiewps Configurations and Data
To remove pixiewps configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pixiewps
Remove pixiewps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pixiewps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pixiewps
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pixiewps package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
