How To Install tthsum on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tthsum

tthsum is:

tthsum generates or checks TTH checksums (root of the THEX hash tree). The Merkle Hash Tree, invented by Ralph Merkle, is a hash construct that exhibits desirable properties for verifying the integrity of files and file subranges in an incremental or out-of-order fashion. tthsum uses the Tiger hash algorithm for both the internal and the leaf nodes.

The specification of the THEX algorithm is at: http://www.open-content.net/specs/draft-jchapweske-thex-02.html

The specification of the Tiger hash algorithm is at: http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~biham/Reports/Tiger/

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tthsum

Install tthsum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tthsum

Install tthsum 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 tthsum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tthsum

How To Uninstall tthsum on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tthsum

Uninstall tthsum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tthsum

Remove tthsum Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tthsum

Remove tthsum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tthsum

Dependencies

tthsum have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• tthsum website

Summary

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