A comprehensive, professional bash script that installs Wifite2 and all necessary penetration testing tools including hcxtools, hcxdumptool, hashcat, aircrack-ng, and more.
Before using these tools, remember that with great power comes great responsibility.
These tools are intended for:
- Educational purposes
- Testing your own networks
- Authorized penetration testing with explicit written permission
Unauthorized use of these tools may be illegal in your jurisdiction.
- Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
- Root privileges (sudo access)
- Internet connection
sudo bash wifite2-install.sh# Auto-approve all prompts
sudo bash wifite2-install.sh --auto
# Skip system updates
sudo bash wifite2-install.sh --skip-updates
# Verbose output
sudo bash wifite2-install.sh --verbose
# Show help
bash wifite2-install.sh --help- Wifite2: Automated wireless attack framework
- Aircrack-ng: WiFi security auditing tools
- Hashcat: Advanced password recovery
- HCXTools & HCXDumpTool: WiFi packet capture and conversion tools
- Reaver: WPS attack tool
- Bully: Alternative WPS attack tool
- Pixiewps: WPS offline attack tool
- Wireshark: Network protocol analyzer
- Macchanger: MAC address manipulation tool
- Build tools (gcc, make, cmake)
- Python 3 development environment
- SSL/TLS libraries
- Network packet capture libraries
- ✅ Professional Error Handling: Robust error checking and logging
- ✅ Dependency Management: Automatic installation of all required packages
- ✅ Update Safety: Optional system update skipping
- ✅ Comprehensive Logging: Detailed installation logs
- ✅ Verification: Post-installation tool verification
- ✅ Clean Architecture: Modular, maintainable code
- ✅ User-Friendly: Clear status messages and progress indicators
- WiFi adapter with monitor mode support
- For best results: Alfa AWUS036ACS or similar
- Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu, Kali, Debian)
- At least 2GB free disk space
- Active internet connection during installation
If using an Alfa WiFi adapter, you may need to install drivers:
# For RTL88xxAU chipsets
wget https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au/archive/refs/heads/v5.6.4.2.tar.gz
tar -xzf v5.6.4.2.tar.gz
cd rtl8812au-5.6.4.2
make
sudo make install- Permission Denied: Ensure you're running as root/sudo
- Network Issues: Check internet connection
- Build Failures: Install build-essential package first
- Driver Issues: Install appropriate WiFi drivers
Check /var/log/wifite2-install.log for detailed installation logs.
Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
