How To Install patator on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install patator on Ubuntu 18.04. patator is Multi-purpose brute-forcer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install patator on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is patator

patator is:

Patator is a multi-purpose brute-forcer, with a modular design and a flexible usage.

Currently it supports the following modules:

  • ftp_login : Brute-force FTP
  • ssh_login : Brute-force SSH
  • telnet_login : Brute-force Telnet
  • smtp_login : Brute-force SMTP
  • smtp_vrfy : Enumerate valid users using the SMTP ‘VRFY’ command
  • smtp_rcpt : Enumerate valid users using the SMTP ‘RCPT TO’ command
  • finger_lookup : Enumerate valid users using Finger
  • http_fuzz : Brute-force HTTP
  • pop_login : Brute-force POP3
  • pop_passd : Brute-force poppassd (http://netwinsite.com/poppassd/)
  • imap_login : Brute-force IMAP4
  • ldap_login : Brute-force LDAP
  • smb_login : Brute-force SMB
  • smb_lookupsid : Brute-force SMB SID-lookup
  • vmauthd_login : Brute-force VMware Authentication Daemon
  • mssql_login : Brute-force MSSQL
  • oracle_login : Brute-force Oracle
  • mysql_login : Brute-force MySQL
  • pgsql_login : Brute-force PostgreSQL
  • vnc_login : Brute-force VNC
  • dns_forward : Brute-force DNS
  • dns_reverse : Brute-force DNS (reverse lookup subnets)
  • snmp_login : Brute-force SNMPv1/2 and SNMPv3
  • unzip_pass : Brute-force the password of encrypted ZIP files
  • keystore_pass : Brute-force the password of Java keystore files

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install patator

Install patator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install patator

Install patator 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 patator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install patator

How To Uninstall patator on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove patator

Uninstall patator And Its Dependencies

To uninstall patator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove patator

Remove patator Configurations and Data

To remove patator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge patator

Remove patator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge patator

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install patator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.