How To Install outguess on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is outguess

outguess is:

OutGuess is a universal tool for steganography that allows the insertion of hidden information into the redundant bits of data sources. The nature of the data source is irrelevant to the core of OutGuess.

The program relies on data specific handlers that will extract redundant bits and write them back after modification. The supported formats are JPEG, PPM and PNM.

This package is useful in forensics investigations and security actions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install outguess

Install outguess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install outguess

Install outguess 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 outguess using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install outguess

How To Uninstall outguess on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove outguess

Uninstall outguess And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove outguess

Remove outguess Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge outguess

Remove outguess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge outguess

Dependencies

outguess have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• outguess website

Summary

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