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

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "reaver" package

Please follow the instructions below to install reaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall reaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                reaver
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the reaver package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: reaver
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 697
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bartosz Fenski
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9)
Filename: pool/universe/r/reaver/reaver_1.4-2_amd64.deb
Size: 235720
MD5sum: add22138dc3e56df205396446d841757
SHA1: 475cba2a64ff5b96e0f99db3f75bd5190cb2b102
SHA256: 8f3177c3061db56e5cdbda2457eb6dc5febaa0148840e947d47b5b1ef7cb2f77
Description-en: brute force attack tool against Wifi Protected Setup PIN number
Reaver performs a brute force attack against an access point's WiFi
Protected Setup pin number.
Once the WPS pin is found, the WPA PSK can be recovered and alternately
the AP's wireless settings can be reconfigured.
Description-md5: c70abce7e7881fde1f10820ab1e59498
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu