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Failed to create process: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'cowpatty'; but I don't use it #514

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@binhtran2001

It seems that for whatever reason, whenever I reached the handshake capture step on Void Linux, it would use cowpatty for whatever reason, despite it should be optional, currently on this commit at the moment I pulled the code fec3496:

 [+] Test AP (33db) WPA Handshake capture: Listening. (clients:0, deauth:14s, timeout:4m59s) [2026-05-14 18:45:12] [ERROR   ] [Process             ] Failed to create process: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'cowpatty'
[2026-05-14 18:45:12] [ERROR   ] [Process             ] Failed to create process: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'cowpatty'
  [!] System Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'cowpatty'
 [+] Session updated: target 34:CE:00:2F:A2:12 marked as failed

my syscheck:


╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║           Wifite2 System Readiness Check                     ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

─── Environment ──────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ Root privileges           Running as root
  ✓ Operating system          POSIX-compatible
  ℹ Kernel                    Linux 6.18.28_1
  ✓ Wireless extensions       /proc/net/wireless present
  ✓ RF Kill                   Wireless is not blocked
  ⚠ Conflicting processes     1 found
      Fix: Use --kill or run: airmon-ng check kill
  ✓ Temp directory            /tmp writable
  ✓ sysfs network             /sys/class/net accessible

─── Tool Dependencies ────────────────────────────────────────

  Core (required)
    ✓ aircrack-ng            v1.7
    ✓ airmon-ng             
    ✓ airodump-ng            v1.7
    ✓ aireplay-ng            v1.7
    ✓ iw                     v6.17
    ✓ ip                     v6.19.0

  WPS Attacks
    ✓ reaver                 v1.6.6
    ─ bully                 not installed
    ✓ wash                   v1.6.6

  Cracking
    ✓ hashcat                v7.1.2
    ✓ john                   v1.9.0-jumbo-1
    ─ cowpatty              not installed

  Packet Inspection
    ✓ tshark                 v4.6.4

  WPA3/SAE
    ✓ hcxdumptool            v6.2.0
    ✓ hcxpcapngtool          v6.2.0

  Evil Twin
    ─ hostapd               not installed
    ─ dnsmasq               not installed
    ✓ wpa_supplicant         v2.11

  WPA-SEC Upload
    ✓ wlancap2wpasec         v6.2.0

  Miscellaneous
    ✓ macchanger             v1.7.0

─── Wireless Interfaces ──────────────────────────────────────
  Found 1 wireless interface(s):

  wlan0mon  (phy0)  driver=iwlwifi  Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) AX210/AX1675* 2x2 [Typhoon Peak] (rev 1a)
    MAC: DC:90:09:**:**:**   Mode: monitor   Up: yes
    Capabilities:  Monitor ✓   AP ✓   Injection ?
    ⚠ Intel driver — no packet injection support

─── Attack Readiness ─────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ WPA Handshake          Ready
  ✓ WPA Crack              Ready
  ⚠ WEP Attack             Partial
  ✓ WPS Attack             Ready
  ✓ PMKID Capture          Ready
  ✓ WPA3/SAE               Ready
  ✗ Evil Twin              Unavailable
  ✓ Attack Monitor         Ready

  6/8 ready   1 partial   1 unavailable

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