How To Install outguess on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install outguess on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 outguess using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install outguess
How To Uninstall outguess on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove outguess
Remove outguess Configurations and Data
To remove outguess configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install outguess package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
