How To Install stegsnow on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stegsnow
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is stegsnow
stegsnow is:
This utility can conceal messages in ASCII text by appending whitespaces to the end of lines. Because spaces and tabs are generally not visible in text viewers, the message is effectively hidden from casual observers. And if the built-in encryption is used, the message cannot be read even if it is detected.
About the name: locating trailing whitespace in text is like finding a polar bear in a snowstorm. And it uses the ICE encryption algorithm, so the name is thematically consistent.
This package is useful for personal security, forensics investigations and other actions.
There are three methods to install stegsnow
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install stegsnow Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stegsnow
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stegsnow
Install stegsnow Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stegsnow
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stegsnow
Install stegsnow 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 stegsnow
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stegsnow
How To Uninstall stegsnow on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the stegsnow
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stegsnow
Uninstall stegsnow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stegsnow
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stegsnow
Remove stegsnow Configurations and Data
To remove stegsnow
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stegsnow
Remove stegsnow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stegsnow
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stegsnow
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stegsnow
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.