How to Install and Uninstall cowpatty Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "cowpatty" package

Please follow the steps below to install cowpatty on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cowpatty on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cowpatty
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cowpatty package on Kali Linux

Package: cowpatty
Source: cowpatty (4.8-3)
Version: 4.8-3+b1
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Size: 24272
SHA256: 53e71cdabe8de325c84d78f211be0afd1b73cd8fa6d8147620ac8565468b456b
SHA1: 573d3f71e936c1f3f36a318f92cd8b3f0450a045
MD5sum: 22860668b55028e0a13d2410fef639f4
Description: Brute-force WPA dictionary attack
If you are auditing WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK networks, you can use
this tool to identify weak passphrases that were used to generate the
PMK. Supply a libpcap capture file that includes the 4-way handshake, a
dictionary file of passphrases to guess with, and the SSID for the
network.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.willhackforsushi.com/?page_id=50
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cowpatty/cowpatty_4.8-3+b1_amd64.deb