How to Install and Uninstall hostapd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "hostapd" package

Learn how to install hostapd on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall hostapd on Kali Linux:


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

Package: hostapd
Source: wpa
Version: 2:2.10-21
Installed-Size: 2313
Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Size: 866648
SHA256: 81d474d2a326696624a3a470b719ca17eb5efe81053588dfc4027ce52a22c2a8
SHA1: 327548d83c43c1e15729b8b62c4e328c607beec9
MD5sum: acef3f6f5a0e7a2b69862cbddd7db118
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP Authenticator
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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/WPA3 (IEEE 802.11i/RSN)
Authenticator and dynamic TKIP/CCMP keying.
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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.
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hostapd works with the following drivers:
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* 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.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::configuration,
network::server, network::service, protocol::radius, role::program,
security::authentication
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-21_amd64.deb