How To Install hashcheck on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hashcheck

hashcheck is:

Provides a graphical interface to verify a live mounted ISO image. The image is expected to be mounted under /lib/live/mount/medium

It is useful as part of a live environment

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hashcheck

Install hashcheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hashcheck

Install hashcheck 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 hashcheck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hashcheck

How To Uninstall hashcheck on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hashcheck

Uninstall hashcheck And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hashcheck

Remove hashcheck Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hashcheck

Remove hashcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hashcheck

Dependencies

hashcheck have the following dependencies:

• pv
• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• hashcheck website

Summary

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