How To Install princeprocessor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install princeprocessor on Ubuntu 18.04. princeprocessor is standalone password candidate generator using the PRINCE algorithm

Introduction

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

What is princeprocessor

princeprocessor is:

Princeprocessor is a password candidate generator and can be thought of as an advanced combinator attack. Rather than taking as input two different wordlists and then outputting all the possible two word combinations though, princeprocessor only has one input wordlist and builds “chains” of combined words. These chains can have 1 to N words from the input wordlist concatenated together. The name PRINCE is used as an acronym and stands for PRobability INfinite Chained Elements, which are the building blocks of the algorithm.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install princeprocessor

Install princeprocessor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install princeprocessor

Install princeprocessor 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 princeprocessor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install princeprocessor

How To Uninstall princeprocessor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove princeprocessor

Uninstall princeprocessor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove princeprocessor

Remove princeprocessor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge princeprocessor

Remove princeprocessor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge princeprocessor

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Summary

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