Installing reaver on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS
Example of installing reaver on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install reaver.
Quick installation of reaver:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: reaver
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install reaver
Package Details | |
| Package: | reaver |
| Version: | 1.4-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/ |
| Description: | brute force attack tool against Wifi Protected Setup PIN number Reaver performs a brute force attack against an access point's WiFi Protected Setup pin number. Once the WPS pin is found, the WPA PSK can be recovered and alternately the AP's wireless settings can be reconfigured. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install reaver on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 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 reaver is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L reaver' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L reaver dpkg-query: package 'reaver' 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 reaver:
After system update use the following command to install reaver:
sudo apt-get install reaver
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 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 reaver from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the reaver from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the reaver following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove reaver
Following command is used to remove the reaver package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove reaver
This will remove reaver and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing reaver with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge reaver
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove reaver
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with reaver package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.