mfcuk command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mfcuk command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

mfcuk: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mfcuk: command not found

Solutions to mfcuk: command not found

How To Fix mfcuk: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu mfcuk is provided by mfcuk package.

mfcuk is:

Toolkit containing samples and various tools based on and around libnfc and crapto1, with emphasis on Mifare Classic NXP/Philips RFID cards. Special emphasis of the toolkit is on the following:

  1. mifare classic weakness demonstration/exploitation
  2. demonstrate use of libnfc (and ACR122 readers)
  3. demonstrate use of Crapto1 implementation to confirm internal workings and to verify theoretical/practical weaknesses/attacks.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install mfcuk

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install mfcuk.

sudo apt -y install mfcuk

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install mfcuk

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix mfcuk command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.