How To Install sha1cdsum on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sha1cdsum on Kali Linux. sha1cdsum is SHA-1 hash function with collision detection and mitigation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sha1cdsum on Kali Linux.

What is sha1cdsum

sha1cdsum is:

This package contains the following binaries built from the Rust crate “sha1collisiondetection”:

  • sha1cdsum

There are three methods to install sha1cdsum 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 sha1cdsum Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sha1cdsum using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sha1cdsum

Install sha1cdsum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sha1cdsum using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sha1cdsum

Install sha1cdsum 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 sha1cdsum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sha1cdsum

How To Uninstall sha1cdsum on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sha1cdsum package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sha1cdsum

Uninstall sha1cdsum And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sha1cdsum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sha1cdsum

Remove sha1cdsum Configurations and Data

To remove sha1cdsum configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sha1cdsum

Remove sha1cdsum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sha1cdsum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sha1cdsum

Dependencies

sha1cdsum have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sha1cdsum package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.