How To Install distributed-net on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install distributed-net on Kali Linux. distributed-net is client to donate unused CPU cycles to distributed.net

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install distributed-net on Kali Linux.

What is distributed-net

distributed-net is:

Donate your extra CPU cycles to a worthy cause!

distributed.net started in 1997 as a project whose purpose was to win a series of contests sponsored by RSA Data Security Inc., to crack their RC5 encryption by brute-force methods. These contests were meant to show governments of nations such as the United States, who limit exports or use of cryptography, that the standards allowed are too weak for general use.

Since this time, distributed.net’s focus has changed from solely cracking RSA’s RC5 and DES projects to working on more diverse distributed computing problems.

The ongoing projects are RC5-72 and Optimal Golomb Rulers (28-mark), the latter of which has practical applications in science. There are also a number of other projects which are either periodic or upcoming. You may choose which project you wish to participate in.

Installing this package will allow unused CPU cycles on your computer to contribute to cracking the code. There should be no noticeable slowdown of your system, since the client runs niced, and only uses CPU time when your computer would otherwise be idle.

There are three methods to install distributed-net 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 distributed-net Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install distributed-net using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install distributed-net

Install distributed-net Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install distributed-net using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install distributed-net

Install distributed-net 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install distributed-net using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install distributed-net

How To Uninstall distributed-net on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the distributed-net package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove distributed-net

Uninstall distributed-net And Its Dependencies

To uninstall distributed-net and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove distributed-net

Remove distributed-net Configurations and Data

To remove distributed-net configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge distributed-net

Remove distributed-net configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove distributed-net configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge distributed-net

Dependencies

distributed-net have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install distributed-net package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.