Kali Linux - Fern Wifi Cracker No Wireless Interface Was Found ^hot^

If you’ve launched Fern Wifi Cracker on Kali Linux only to be met with the frustrating error, you aren't alone. This is one of the most common hurdles for beginners in wireless penetration testing.

This is the most common cause of the error. Kali updates frequently break proprietary drivers. Kali Linux Fern Wifi Cracker No Wireless Interface Was Found

Wifite automatically detects your interface, kills conflicting processes, and attacks WEP/WPA/WPS networks without the GUI bugginess. If you’ve launched Fern Wifi Cracker on Kali

sudo apt remove rtl8812au-dkms git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git cd rtl8812au sudo make dkms_install kills conflicting processes

rfkill list

If you are running Kali in a VM on Windows or macOS, you do this or you will always see "No Wireless Interface Was Found."