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.