How to Install and Uninstall kismet-plugins Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "kismet-plugins" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kismet-plugins on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kismet-plugins
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kismet-plugins" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall kismet-plugins on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kismet-plugins package on Kali Linux

Package: kismet-plugins
Source: kismet
Version: 2023.07.R1-0kali4
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 373
Depends: kismet (= 2023.07.R1-0kali4), python3-kismetexternal, python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1)
Suggests: spectools
Enhances: kismet
Homepage: https://www.kismetwireless.net/
Priority: optional
Section: net
Filename: pool/main/k/kismet/kismet-plugins_2023.07.R1-0kali4_amd64.deb
Size: 106288
SHA256: c1233ade41f39202e571aadaa58719fa67bce03c7475c7b2ac0ff5ca6340019d
SHA1: 40b2146afb405e2d2f46df8b63878877c0d0976e
MD5sum: 96bdd5fd03dc57a663fd94c9f63a663a
Description: wireless sniffer and monitor - plugins
Kismet is an 802.11 layer-2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and
intrusion detection system. It will work with any wireless card that
supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and can sniff 802.11a/b/g/n
traffic.
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It can use other programs to play audio alarms for network events,
read out network summaries, or provide GPS coordinates.
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This package provides the following extra plugins for Kismet:
* autowep: detects the WEP key from BSSID and SSID;
* btscan: basic scan support for the 802.15.1 (Bluetooth) protocol;
* ptw: performs the Aircrack-NG PTW attack against captured data;
* spectools: imports data from the spectools spectrum analyzer;
* syslog: provides supports for alerts using standard unix syslog services.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Nick Andrik