How To Install cryptcat on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptcat on Debian 10.
What is cryptcat
cryptcat is:
Cryptcat is a simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol while encrypting the data being transmitted. It is designed to be a reliable “back-end” tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time, it is a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities.
There are three methods to install cryptcat on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cryptcat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cryptcat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cryptcat
Install cryptcat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cryptcat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cryptcat
Install cryptcat 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 cryptcat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cryptcat
How To Uninstall cryptcat on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cryptcat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cryptcat
Uninstall cryptcat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cryptcat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cryptcat
Remove cryptcat Configurations and Data
To remove cryptcat configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cryptcat
Remove cryptcat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cryptcat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cryptcat
Dependencies
cryptcat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptcat package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
