How To Install ap-utils on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ap-utils on Ubuntu.

What is `ap-utils`

ap-utils is:

A set of utilities for remotely administrating a variety of wireless access points via SNMP:

ap-auth - update authentication list
ap-config - interactively configure or get statistics from devices that support MIB-II, IEEE 802.11 MIB or NWN DOT11EXT MIB and most Atmel-chipset based APs
ap-gl - interactively configure or get statistics from Atmel Prism-based APs
ap-mrtg - get statistics from an AP in MRTG format
ap-rrd - get statistics from an AP in RRDtool format
ap-tftp - update AP firmware by TFTP
ap-trapd - receive, parse and log trap messages from an AP

Access points supported include Global Sun ProWave GL2411AP, Compex WavePort WP11, Linksys WAP11, SMC MC2655W, Netgear ME102, Edimax WLAN Access Point, D-Link DWL 900AP and Eumitcom WA3001A. Others based on Atmel chipsets or supporting MIB-II, IEEE 802.11 MIB and NWN DOT11EXT MIB should also work.

There are three methods to install ap-utils on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ap-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ap-utils

Install ap-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ap-utils

Install ap-utils 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 ap-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ap-utils

How To Uninstall ap-utils on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the ap-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ap-utils

Uninstall ap-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ap-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ap-utils

Remove ap-utils Configurations and Data

To remove ap-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ap-utils

Remove ap-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ap-utils

Dependencies

ap-utils have the following dependencies:

References

ap-utils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ap-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.