How To Install maskprocessor on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maskprocessor on Debian 10.
What is maskprocessor
maskprocessor is:
Maskprocessor is a fast word list generator. It enumerates all combinations from a given user-defined keyspace and outputs the results. Since it supports different alphabets (which also can be combined) at different positions in the generation template (‘mask’), this approach allows a more fine-tunable generation of candidates than using ’naive’ brute force enumeration of words. Masks are defined using the description also used in the Hashcat password recovery utility.
There are three methods to install maskprocessor on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install maskprocessor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maskprocessor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maskprocessor
Install maskprocessor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maskprocessor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maskprocessor
Install maskprocessor 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install maskprocessor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maskprocessor
How To Uninstall maskprocessor on Debian 10
To uninstall only the maskprocessor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maskprocessor
Uninstall maskprocessor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maskprocessor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maskprocessor
Remove maskprocessor Configurations and Data
To remove maskprocessor configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maskprocessor
Remove maskprocessor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maskprocessor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maskprocessor
Dependencies
maskprocessor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maskprocessor package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.