How To Install hcxdumptool on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hcxdumptool on Ubuntu.
What is hcxdumptool
hcxdumptool is:
Tool to capture wpa handshake from Wi-Fi networks and run several tests to determine if Wi-Fi access points or clients are vulnerable to brute-force atacks.
There are three methods to install hcxdumptool 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 hcxdumptool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hcxdumptool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hcxdumptool
Install hcxdumptool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hcxdumptool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hcxdumptool
Install hcxdumptool 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 hcxdumptool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hcxdumptool
How To Uninstall hcxdumptool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the hcxdumptool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hcxdumptool
Uninstall hcxdumptool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hcxdumptool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hcxdumptool
Remove hcxdumptool Configurations and Data
To remove hcxdumptool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hcxdumptool
Remove hcxdumptool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hcxdumptool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hcxdumptool
Dependencies
hcxdumptool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hcxdumptool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.