How To Install yazc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is yazc

yazc is:

Yazc is the command line utility that comes bundled with libzc. It provides easy access to all of libzc attack modes namely: bruteforce, dictionary and plaintext attacks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yazc

Install yazc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yazc

Install yazc 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 yazc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yazc

How To Uninstall yazc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yazc

Uninstall yazc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yazc

Remove yazc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yazc

Remove yazc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yazc

Dependencies

yazc have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libzc6

References

• yazc website

Summary

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