How To Install gitbrute on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitbrute on Kali Linux. gitbrute is brute-force a git commit hash

Introduction

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

What is gitbrute

gitbrute is:

gitbrute brute-forces a pair of author+committer timestamps such that the resulting git commit has your desired prefix.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gitbrute

Install gitbrute Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gitbrute

Install gitbrute 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 gitbrute using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gitbrute

How To Uninstall gitbrute on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gitbrute

Uninstall gitbrute And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitbrute

Remove gitbrute Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gitbrute

Remove gitbrute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitbrute

Dependencies

gitbrute have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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