How to Install and Uninstall wpan-tools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "wpan-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to install wpan-tools on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wpan-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wpan-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall wpan-tools on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wpan-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wpan-tools package on Kali Linux

Package: wpan-tools
Version: 0.9-1
Installed-Size: 93
Maintainer: Guido Günther
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.27), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Size: 21376
SHA256: 8925b0815766ca084725afb95bc1ff97b0c32f67f95741c690f8344d007e4e7e
SHA1: 4a110d3520a2debf2a02cf2f65acd9c27a59c666
MD5sum: e2913ff8ca263ce65870d9392be0a76e
Description: Configure and test 802.15.4 devices
This package contains two CLI tools for working with devices based on IEEE
802.15.4 via the netlink interface.
IEEE 802.15.4 describes the standards for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area
Networks (6LoWPAN).
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* iwpan - configure a wpan network device to create a 6LoWPAN network
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* wpan-ping - network testing tool like ping or ping6, especially for
6LoWPAN nodes
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://wpan.cakelab.org/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, network::configuration, protocol::TODO,
role::devel-lib, role::program, use::configuring
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wpan-tools/wpan-tools_0.9-1_amd64.deb