How To Install ssdeep on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssdeep
on Debian 9.
What is ssdeep
ssdeep is:
ssdeep is a tool for recursive computing and matching of Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing (aka Fuzzy Hashing).
Fuzzy hashing is a method for comparing similar but not identical files. This tool can be used to compare files like regular hashing does (like md5sum or sha1sum) but it will find similar files with little differences.
For example, it can be used to identify modified versions of known files even if data has been inserted, modified, or deleted in the new files.
This package is useful in forensics investigations.
There are three methods to install ssdeep
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ssdeep Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ssdeep
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ssdeep
Install ssdeep Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ssdeep
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ssdeep
Install ssdeep 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ssdeep
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ssdeep
How To Uninstall ssdeep on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ssdeep
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ssdeep
Uninstall ssdeep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ssdeep
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssdeep
Remove ssdeep Configurations and Data
To remove ssdeep
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ssdeep
Remove ssdeep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ssdeep
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssdeep
Dependencies
ssdeep have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssdeep
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.