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install_aircrack [2018/09/30 02:37] – 1.4 mister_xinstall_aircrack [2020/01/26 00:49] – Updated for 1.6 mister_x
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   * Airmon-ng requires ethtool and rfkill   * Airmon-ng requires ethtool and rfkill
 +    * If USB bus is present, lsusb
 +    * If PCI/PCIe bus is present, lspci
   * LibNetlink 1 (libnl-dev) or 3 (libnl-3-dev and libnl-genl-3-dev) development packages. It can be disabled by passing --disable-libnl to configure.   * LibNetlink 1 (libnl-dev) or 3 (libnl-3-dev and libnl-genl-3-dev) development packages. It can be disabled by passing --disable-libnl to configure.
   * Kernel headers and gcc as well as make have to be installed on your system (build-essential on Debian based distributions)   * Kernel headers and gcc as well as make have to be installed on your system (build-essential on Debian based distributions)
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 ==== Current version ==== ==== Current version ====
  
-   wget https://download.aircrack-ng.org/aircrack-ng-1.4.tar.gz +   wget https://download.aircrack-ng.org/aircrack-ng-1.6.tar.gz 
-   tar -zxvf aircrack-ng-1.4.tar.gz +   tar -zxvf aircrack-ng-1.6.tar.gz 
-   cd aircrack-ng-1.4+   cd aircrack-ng-1.6
    autoreconf -i    autoreconf -i
    ./configure --with-experimental    ./configure --with-experimental
    make    make
    make install    make install
 +   ldconfig
  
 ==== Compiling with AirPcap support (cygwin only) === ==== Compiling with AirPcap support (cygwin only) ===
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   make   make
   make install   make install
 +  ldconfig
  
 ==== ./configure flags ==== ==== ./configure flags ====
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 ===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== ===== Troubleshooting Tips =====
 +==== error while loading shared libraries: libaircrack-ng.so.0 ====
 +
 +Run **ldconfig** as root or with "sudo" to solve the issue.
 +
 ==== "command not found" error message ==== ==== "command not found" error message ====
  
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 ===== Linux/BSD/OSX ===== ===== Linux/BSD/OSX =====
  
-Open your package manager and install 'Aircrack-ng' package. Be sure to check that the version offered is up-to-date -- it often isn't.+With the exception of Linux penetration testing distributions, packages are usually out of date (OS X is the exception). In this case, uninstalling the package and installing from sources is the recommended way to go. 
 + 
 +We offer packages for a number of Linux distributions in 64 bit thanks to [[https://packagecloud.io/aircrack-ng/|PackageCloud.io]] so you can use your distro'package manager to install and keep Aircrack-ng up to date: 
 + 
 + 
 +  * Debian 
 +  * Ubuntu 
 +  * Mint 
 +  * SLES 
 +  * OpenSuse 
 +  * Fedora 
 +  * RHEL 
 +  * CentOS 
 +  * Amazon Linux 
 +  * Elementary OS 
 + 
 +While most folks want to use our "[[https://packagecloud.io/aircrack-ng/release/install|release]]" packages, "[[https://packagecloud.io/aircrack-ng/git/install|git]]" packages are available too for those who decide to use bleeding edge. 
 + 
 +More details about them can be found in our [[https://aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2018/10/aircrack-ng-packages.html|blog post]].
  
-On OSX, install it is via [[https://www.macports.org/|Macports]]. Simply do "sudo port install aircrack-ng".+On OSX, install it is via [[https://www.macports.org/|Macports]] or [[https://brew.sh/|brew]]. Simply do "brew install aircrack-ng" or "sudo ports install aircrack-ng"
  
 ===== Windows ===== ===== Windows =====
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 Here are the steps to follow for Windows: Here are the steps to follow for Windows:
  
-  * Download the latest version of the Aircrack-ng suite for Windows to your PC. The link for the zip file can be found on the [[https://aircrack-ng.org|Wiki home page]].+  * Download the latest version of the Aircrack-ng suite for Windows to your computer. The link for the zip file can be found on the [[https://aircrack-ng.org|Wiki home page]].
  
-  * Unzip the contents of the Aircrack-ng zip file into "C:\". This will create a directory called "aircrack-ng-1.2-win". This directory name will vary based on the exact version that you downloaded.  This main directory contains three subdirectories - "bin", "src" and "test".+  * Unzip the contents of the Aircrack-ng zip file into "C:\". This will create a directory called "aircrack-ng-1.6-win". This directory name will vary based on the exact version that you downloaded.  This main directory contains three subdirectories - "bin", "src" and "test".
  
-Prior to using the software, make sure to install the drivers for your particular wireless card. See this [[install_drivers#windows|link]] for the instructions.+Prior to using the software, make sure to install the drivers for your particular wireless card. See this [[install_drivers#windows|link]] for the instructions. We currently only support Airpcap; other adapters may be supported but require development of your own DLL so the different tools can interact with it.
  
 To now use the Aircrack-ng suite, start Windows Explorer and double click on **Aircrack-ng GUI.exe** inside "bin" subdirectory.  The GUI requires .NET version 4.6.1 to run. To now use the Aircrack-ng suite, start Windows Explorer and double click on **Aircrack-ng GUI.exe** inside "bin" subdirectory.  The GUI requires .NET version 4.6.1 to run.
  
-Alternatively, open a command prompt (Start menu -> Execute -> cmd.exe) and change to the  "C:\aircrack-ng-1.2-win\bin" directory and execute the individual commands. +Alternatively, open a command prompt (Start menu -> Execute -> cmd.exe) and change to the  "C:\aircrack-ng-1.6-win\bin" directory and execute the individual commands. 
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install_aircrack.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/03 16:47 by mister_x