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Quick installation of hostapd:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: hostapd
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install hostapd
Package Details | |
| Package: | hostapd |
| Version: | 1:0.7.3-4ubuntu1.1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://w1.fi/ |
| Description: | user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator Originally, hostapd was an optional user space component for Host AP driver. It adds more features to the basic IEEE 802.11 management included in the kernel driver: using external RADIUS authentication server for MAC address based access control, IEEE 802.1X Authenticator and dynamic WEP keying, RADIUS accounting, WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i/RSN) Authenticator and dynamic TKIP/CCMP keying. . The current version includes support for other drivers, an integrated EAP authenticator (i.e., allow full authentication without requiring an external RADIUS authentication server), and RADIUS authentication server for EAP authentication. . hostapd works with the following drivers: . * mac80211 based drivers with support for master mode [linux] * Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 [linux] * Driver interface for FreeBSD net80211 layer [kfreebsd] * Any wired Ethernet driver for wired IEEE 802.1X authentication. Homepage: http://w1.fi/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install hostapd on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If hostapd is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L hostapd' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L hostapd Package `hostapd' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing hostapd:
After system update use the following command to install hostapd:
sudo apt-get install hostapd
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove hostapd from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the hostapd from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the hostapd following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove hostapd
Following command is used to remove the hostapd package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove hostapd
This will remove hostapd and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing hostapd with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge hostapd
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove hostapd
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with hostapd package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
