How To Install hashcat-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hashcat-utils on Kali Linux.
What is hashcat-utils
hashcat-utils is:
Hashcat-utils are a set of small utilities that are useful in advanced password cracking.
They all are packed into multiple stand-alone binaries.
All of these utils are designed to execute only one specific function.
There are three methods to install hashcat-utils on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hashcat-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hashcat-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hashcat-utilsInstall hashcat-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hashcat-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hashcat-utilsInstall hashcat-utils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hashcat-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hashcat-utilsHow To Uninstall hashcat-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the hashcat-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hashcat-utilsUninstall hashcat-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hashcat-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hashcat-utilsRemove hashcat-utils Configurations and Data
To remove hashcat-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hashcat-utilsRemove hashcat-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hashcat-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hashcat-utilsDependencies
hashcat-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hashcat-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
