# Install aircrack-ng with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Next-generation aircrack with lots of new features. Version 1.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aircrack-ng ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/aircrack-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aircrack-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: aircrack-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: aircrack-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ai/aircrack-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: aircrack-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aircrack-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/aircrack-ng ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/aircrack-ng.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aircrack-ng - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7 - **Source summary:** Next-generation aircrack with lots of new features - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception) - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-22T00:32:50+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - airbase-ng (cli) - aircrack-ng (cli) - airdecap-ng (cli) - airdecloak-ng (cli) - aireplay-ng (cli) - airmon-ng (cli) - airodump-ng (cli) - airodump-ng-oui-update (cli) - airolib-ng (cli) - airserv-ng (cli) - airtun-ng (cli) - airventriloquist-ng (cli) - besside-ng (cli) - besside-ng-crawler (cli) - buddy-ng (cli) - easside-ng (cli) - ivstools (cli) - kstats (cli) - makeivs-ng (cli) - packetforge-ng (cli) - tkiptun-ng (cli) - wesside-ng (cli) - wpaclean (cli) - airbase-ng (alias) - aircrack-ng (alias) - airdecap-ng (alias) - airdecloak-ng (alias) - aireplay-ng (alias) - airmon-ng (alias) - airodump-ng (alias) - airodump-ng-oui-update (alias) - airolib-ng (alias) - airserv-ng (alias) - airtun-ng (alias) - airventriloquist-ng (alias) - besside-ng (alias) - besside-ng-crawler (alias) - buddy-ng (alias) - easside-ng (alias) - ivstools (alias) - kstats (alias) - makeivs-ng (alias) - packetforge-ng (alias) - tkiptun-ng (alias) - wesside-ng (alias) - wpaclean (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@4 - pcre2 - sqlite ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libpcap ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Run `airodump-ng-oui-update` install or update the Airodump-ng OUI file. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://aircrack-ng.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Aircrack-ng is a long-running command-line suite for assessing Wi-Fi network security. Its tools cover capture, monitoring, replay and injection testing, WEP cracking, WPA/WPA2-PSK cracking, and packet-processing utilities. ### Project history The project presents itself as a complete suite rather than a single cracker. The official README groups the suite into monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking, and emphasizes command-line tools that are easy to script. Aircrack-ng succeeded the earlier aircrack family as a more featureful next-generation suite. The Homebrew formula description still preserves that lineage with the phrase `Next-generation aircrack with lots of new features`, while the official project now treats Aircrack-ng as the main suite name. The source tree and README show the breadth that accumulated around the core `aircrack-ng` executable: monitor-mode helpers, airodump capture tools, aireplay injection and replay tools, airolib-ng database support, WEP/WPA cleanup utilities, and lesser-known helpers such as besside-ng, easside-ng, tkiptun-ng, and wesside-ng. ### Adoption history Aircrack-ng became one of the standard packaged Wi-Fi security suites because it is scriptable, portable, and split into many small Unix-style tools. The README advertises Linux as the primary platform while also listing Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and eComStation 2 support. The upstream README displays package-version badges for Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Homebrew, and Ubuntu, and the Homebrew source facts list many more package managers and distributions. That packaging spread is not decorative: wireless-security workflows often happen on live systems, lab laptops, Raspberry Pi devices, and recovery images where distro-native packages matter. Recent tagged releases show the project is maintained as a mature tool rather than historical abandonware: official GitHub releases include 1.6 in 2020 and 1.7 in 2022. ### How it is used A common workflow is to put a compatible adapter into monitor mode, capture traffic with airodump-ng, generate or replay traffic with aireplay-ng where authorized, and run aircrack-ng against captured handshakes or WEP IV data. The suite also includes tools for packet generation, capture cleanup, decryption, and driver/card capability testing. Because every tool is command-line oriented, Aircrack-ng is often used inside shell scripts, lab automation, and distribution packaging test matrices. The README even notes that many GUIs have taken advantage of the CLI design. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, Aircrack-ng is a classic case of a security package that is really a bundle of cooperating executables with optional system-level dependencies. It pulls in libpcap, OpenSSL or libgcrypt, SQLite, libnl, PCRE/PCRE2, hwloc, and platform-specific wireless tools depending on build options. It is also a reminder that packaging security tooling is not just copying a binary: udev permissions, monitor-mode support, adapter drivers, optional GPS logging, Cygwin/MSYS2 behavior, and distro policy around test-only dependencies can all affect whether the installed package is actually useful. ### Timeline - 2000s: Aircrack-ng emerges as the next-generation successor to the earlier aircrack Wi-Fi cracking tools. - 2020-01-25: Aircrack-ng 1.6 published on GitHub releases. - 2022-05-10: Aircrack-ng 1.7 published on GitHub releases. ### Related projects - aircrack is the predecessor named by package descriptions and project lineage. - Airodump-ng, aireplay-ng, airmon-ng, airdecap-ng, airolib-ng, packetforge-ng, besside-ng, and wesside-ng are companion executables shipped by the same suite. - Kali Linux and other security-focused environments commonly package Aircrack-ng alongside wireless auditing tools, though the upstream README itself is the source used here for package/platform breadth. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes doc example: offensive wireless tooling. - **Geiger risk:** red / high - doc example: offensive wireless tooling ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** aircrack-ng - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - aircrack-ng - 1:1.7+git20230807.4bf83f1a-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: aircrack-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | wireless WEP/WPA cracking utilities | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ - Debian apt - airgraph-ng - 1:1.7+git20230807.4bf83f1a-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: airgraph-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tool to graph txt files created by aircrack-ng | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ - Nix - aircrack-ng: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ai/aircrack-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - aircrack-ng - 1:1.7+git20230807.4bf83f1a-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aircrack-ng from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | wireless WEP/WPA cracking utilities | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ - Ubuntu apt - airgraph-ng - 1:1.7+git20230807.4bf83f1a-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: airgraph-ng from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tool to graph txt files created by aircrack-ng | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ - apk - aircrack-ng - 1.7-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aircrack-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key cracker for the 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK protocols | http://www.aircrack-ng.org - apk - aircrack-ng-doc - 1.7-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aircrack-ng-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key cracker for the 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK protocols (documentation) | http://www.aircrack-ng.org - dnf - aircrack-ng - 1.7^20260331.gitf333a6a-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: aircrack-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Tools for auditing 802.11 (wireless) networks | https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng - dnf - aircrack-ng-devel - 1.7^20260331.gitf333a6a-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: aircrack-ng-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for aircrack-ng | https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng - dnf - aircrack-ng-doc - 1.7^20260331.gitf333a6a-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: aircrack-ng-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for aircrack-ng | https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng - pacman - aircrack-ng - 1.7-7: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: aircrack-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Key cracker for the 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK protocols | https://www.aircrack-ng.org - zypper - aircrack-ng - 1.7-5.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aircrack-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A set of tools for auditing wireless networks | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ - zypper - aircrack-ng-devel - 1.7-5.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aircrack-ng-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for aircrack-ng | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ - MacPorts - aircrack-ng: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/aircrack-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/aircrack-ng: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/aircrack-ng.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pcre2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pcre2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [hcxtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hcxtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, packet-capture, security, wifi, wireless. - [pixiewps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pixiewps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wifi, wireless. - [reaver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/reaver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wifi, wireless. - [ubertooth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ubertooth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wireless. - [aide](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aide/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [amass](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amass/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [anubis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anubis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [authoscope](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/authoscope/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [sqlcipher](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlcipher/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, openssl, openssl-4, security, sqlite. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/aircrack-ng.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/aircrack-ng.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph