How To Install ed2k-hash on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ed2k-hash on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ed2k-hash
ed2k-hash is:
This tool is useful for people who want to know the ed2k-links of files they are not currently sharing, or who want the ed2k-links for all files in certain directories etc. You can hash single files, multiple files, whole directories, or whole directory trees.
ed2k-hash can be used for several activities, as forensics investigations.
There are three methods to install ed2k-hash on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ed2k-hash Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ed2k-hash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ed2k-hash
Install ed2k-hash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ed2k-hash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ed2k-hash
Install ed2k-hash 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 ed2k-hash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ed2k-hash
How To Uninstall ed2k-hash on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ed2k-hash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ed2k-hash
Uninstall ed2k-hash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ed2k-hash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ed2k-hash
Remove ed2k-hash Configurations and Data
To remove ed2k-hash configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ed2k-hash
Remove ed2k-hash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ed2k-hash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ed2k-hash
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ed2k-hash package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
