How to Install and Uninstall macchanger Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "macchanger" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install macchanger on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall macchanger on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: macchanger
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 681
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: David Paleino
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.0-5.3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Filename: pool/universe/m/macchanger/macchanger_1.7.0-5.3_amd64.deb
Size: 190174
MD5sum: 27deb81534822483ebcea99365b3b675
SHA1: 9f35d10173ed281ad23649cc91118747029385b8
SHA256: 4ac0802c7264d21e4137217de7d04c30020c7ed164eecb081365140c21f8a695
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
Homepage: https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu