How To Install gobuster on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobuster on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gobuster
gobuster is:
Gobuster is a tool used to brute-force URIs including directories and files as well as DNS subdomains.
There are three methods to install gobuster on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gobuster Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gobuster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gobuster
Install gobuster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gobuster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gobuster
Install gobuster 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gobuster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gobuster
How To Uninstall gobuster on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gobuster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gobuster
Uninstall gobuster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gobuster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobuster
Remove gobuster Configurations and Data
To remove gobuster configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gobuster
Remove gobuster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gobuster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobuster
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobuster package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.