mdk3 command not found
In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mdk3 command not found error message
Introduction
When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message
mdk3: command not found
or when using sudo you get the following error message
sudo: mdk3: command not found
Solutions to mdk3: command not found
How To Fix mdk3: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian
In Ubuntu mdk3 is provided by mdk3 package.
mdk3 is:
MDK is a proof-of-concept tool to exploit common IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) protocol weaknesses. Features:
- Bruteforce MAC Filters.
- Bruteforce hidden SSIDs (some small SSID wordlists included).
- Probe networks to check if they can hear you.
- Intelligent Authentication-DoS to freeze APs (with success checks).
- FakeAP - Beacon Flooding with channel hopping (can crash NetStumbler and some buggy drivers)
- Disconnect everything (aka AMOK-MODE) with Deauthentication and Disassociation packets.
- WPA TKIP Denial-of-Service.
- WDS Confusion - Shuts down large scale multi-AP installations.
To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.
sudo apt-get -y install mdk3
This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.
You can also use apt command to install mdk3.
sudo apt -y install mdk3
Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.
sudo aptitude install mdk3
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to fix mdk3 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.