How To Install johnny on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install johnny
on Kali Linux.
What is johnny
johnny is:
Johnny is provides a GUI for the John the Ripper password cracking tool.
There are three methods to install johnny
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 johnny Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install johnny
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install johnny
Install johnny Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install johnny
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install johnny
Install johnny 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 johnny
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install johnny
How To Uninstall johnny on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the johnny
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove johnny
Uninstall johnny And Its Dependencies
To uninstall johnny
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove johnny
Remove johnny Configurations and Data
To remove johnny
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge johnny
Remove johnny configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove johnny
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge johnny
Dependencies
johnny have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install johnny
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.