How To Install sipcrack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sipcrack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sipcrack
sipcrack is:
The tools contained in this package offer support for pcap files, wordlists and many more to extract all needed information and bruteforce the passwords for the sniffed accounts.
- sipdump - Dump SIP digest authentications to a file.
- sipcrack - Bruteforce the user password using the dump file generated by sipdump.
There are three methods to install sipcrack 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 sipcrack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sipcrack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sipcrack
Install sipcrack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sipcrack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sipcrack
Install sipcrack 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 sipcrack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sipcrack
How To Uninstall sipcrack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sipcrack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sipcrack
Uninstall sipcrack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sipcrack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sipcrack
Remove sipcrack Configurations and Data
To remove sipcrack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sipcrack
Remove sipcrack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sipcrack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sipcrack
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sipcrack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
