How to Install and Uninstall hcxdumptool Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "hcxdumptool" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hcxdumptool on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: hcxdumptool
Version: 6.3.1-1
Installed-Size: 139
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 75588
SHA256: b4880a61a6c103a94c80cb83a5cfbfdbb5a47e0587f53763fc3d27226a6a019f
SHA1: 30d66d2032f707bd492d81448a9131a79bf0a0c6
MD5sum: b7cdc5a909ee01923801606e5e26714a
Description: Small tool to capture packets from wlan devices
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.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxdumptool
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hcxdumptool/hcxdumptool_6.3.1-1_amd64.deb