How to Install and Uninstall kismet Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "kismet" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install kismet on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kismet
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kismet" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall kismet on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kismet
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kismet package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: kismet
Source: kismet (2016.07.R1-1)
Version: 2016.07.R1-1+b1
Installed-Size: 4585
Maintainer: Nick Andrik
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libncurses6 (>= 6), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libpcre3, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo6 (>= 6), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, libcap2-bin
Suggests: kismet-plugins, festival, gpsd
Description: wireless sniffer and monitor - core
Description-md5: 41041881c62036bed12eec71e8f5141c
Homepage: http://www.kismetwireless.net/
Tag: network::configuration, network::scanner, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::scanning
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/kismet/kismet_2016.07.R1-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 1153440
MD5sum: 7c8de27135fec5bb79635e46e231111c
SHA256: 6269c298ddc3626a76811abcc75b5087a38a1510f274667a952dca49b930328f