Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, LinSSID si a Linux wireless tool written in C++ and using Qt4. It brings a graphical user interface over the iwlist tool. Basicly, LinSSID displays all the wireless networks available and information about them. The latest version available is LinSSID 2.1.
In this article I will show you how to install LinSSID 2.1 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Linux Mint 13 Maya.
Because it is available via PPA, installing LinSSID 2.1 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint is easy:
Add the repository:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wseverin/ppa
Update the local repository index:
$ sudo apt-get update
Install LinSSID:
$ sudo apt-get install linssid
Because Linssid requires root permissions for the iwlist tool, create this alias for an easier usage: alias linssid=’sudo nohup linssid &> /dev/null &’