How To Install sha1cdsum on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sha1cdsum on Debian 12.
What is sha1cdsum
sha1cdsum is:
Print or check SHA1 checksums while defending against well-known collision attacks.
This program offers a drop-in replacement for coreutils’ sha1sum in most cases, but one that is not vulnerable to a specific, well-known cryptographic weakness in SHA1.
There are three methods to install sha1cdsum on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sha1cdsum Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sha1cdsum using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sha1cdsum
Install sha1cdsum Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sha1cdsum using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sha1cdsum
Install sha1cdsum Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sha1cdsum using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sha1cdsum
How To Uninstall sha1cdsum on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sha1cdsum package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sha1cdsum
Uninstall sha1cdsum And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sha1cdsum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sha1cdsum
Remove sha1cdsum Configurations and Data
To remove sha1cdsum configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sha1cdsum
Remove sha1cdsum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sha1cdsum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sha1cdsum
Dependencies
sha1cdsum have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sha1cdsum package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
