How To Install sherlock on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sherlock on Kali Linux. sherlock is Find usernames across social networks

Introduction

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

What is sherlock

sherlock is:

This package contains a tool to find usernames across social networks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sherlock

Install sherlock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sherlock

Install sherlock 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 sherlock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sherlock

How To Uninstall sherlock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sherlock

Uninstall sherlock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sherlock

Remove sherlock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sherlock

Remove sherlock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sherlock

Dependencies

sherlock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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