How To Install gifshuffle on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gifshuffle on Kali Linux.

What is gifshuffle

gifshuffle is:

gifshuffle is a program that allows one to hide encrypted messages within images in GIF format. Its use in security can be considered in the forensics field. Cryptography students can also benefit from this program is considering its applicability in steganography.

Used to conceal messages in GIF images by shuffling the colourmap, which leaves the image visibly unchanged. gifshuffle works with all GIF images, including those with transparency and animation, and in addition provides compression and encryption of the concealed message.

There are three methods to install gifshuffle 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 gifshuffle Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gifshuffle

Install gifshuffle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gifshuffle using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gifshuffle

Install gifshuffle 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 gifshuffle using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gifshuffle

How To Uninstall gifshuffle on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gifshuffle package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gifshuffle

Uninstall gifshuffle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gifshuffle

Remove gifshuffle Configurations and Data

To remove gifshuffle configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gifshuffle

Remove gifshuffle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gifshuffle

Dependencies

gifshuffle have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• gifshuffle website

Summary

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