How to Install and Uninstall macchanger Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "macchanger" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install macchanger on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall macchanger on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                macchanger
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the macchanger package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: macchanger
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.0-5.4
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: David Paleino
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 636
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Filename: pool/universe/m/macchanger/macchanger_1.7.0-5.4_amd64.deb
Size: 190632
MD5sum: fe9de703caddde196920239ba17bf353
SHA1: ebe831316dd60aa72569282e91e36ca9c53e4f8d
SHA256: d99def3463482ddc8c923566ebcb5267c98a9ae810d701abdccbb3b781b3818a
SHA512: d8bc7592830b7c110e2b2ac10de90c90ee2a3813a97c1c0c890a3b1c327ae45d56aaffd838dd44b37efdaed9577213a5f9e5b42681438e66a5e0e1b885eec66b
Homepage: https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger
Description-en: utility for manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces
GNU MAC Changer is an utility that makes the maniputation of MAC addresses of
network interfaces easier. MAC addresses are unique identifiers on networks,
they only need to be unique, they can be changed on most network hardware.
MAC addresses have started to be abused by unscrupulous marketing firms,
government agencies, and others to provide an easy way to track a computer
across multiple networks. By changing the MAC address regularly, this kind
of tracking can be thwarted, or at least made a lot more difficult.
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Features:
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* set specific MAC address of a network interface
* set the MAC randomly
* set a MAC of another vendor
* set another MAC of the same vendor
* set a MAC of the same kind (eg: wireless card)
* display a vendor MAC list (today, 6200 items) to choose from
Description-md5: b3958cf2d904ea6ecdbefc5cd46ec519