How To Install johnny on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install johnny on Kali Linux. johnny is GUI for John the Ripper

Introduction

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

What is johnny

johnny is:

Johnny is provides a GUI for the John the Ripper password cracking tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install johnny

Install johnny Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install johnny

Install johnny 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 johnny using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install johnny

How To Uninstall johnny on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove johnny

Uninstall johnny And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove johnny

Remove johnny Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge johnny

Remove johnny configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge johnny

Dependencies

johnny have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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