How to Install and Uninstall wpasupplicant Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "wpasupplicant" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install wpasupplicant on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall wpasupplicant on Kali Linux:


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

Package: wpasupplicant
Source: wpa
Version: 2:2.10-21
Installed-Size: 3862
Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.21), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.4.0), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.0.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), adduser
Suggests: wpagui, libengine-pkcs11-openssl
Breaks: network-manager (<< 1.36.4-2~)
Size: 1420968
SHA256: 0188e4b0b9274d1d01cdd4c3a3c2d1c17307c928480e03d186a8c9ce90da1607
SHA1: b86581a5f783f0a51fc1a08db4b88c2322749a5b
MD5sum: ae598c2ab705130cfe4c4a698fe90863
Description: client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
wpa-supplicant is a userspace daemon handling connection and authentication
in wireless and wired networks, primarily secured with the WPA/WPA2/WPA3
protocols. This software provides key negotiation with the access point
(WPA Authenticator), and controls association with IEEE 802.11i networks.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::daemon, interface::shell, network::client,
network::configuration, protocol::ssl, role::program,
security::cryptography, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::configuring
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/wpasupplicant_2.10-21_amd64.deb