How To Install ctfutils on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctfutils on Ubuntu 20.04. ctfutils is FreeBSD CTF utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctfutils on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ctfutils

ctfutils is:

This package contains utilities to create, merge and dump contents of CTF files.

CTF (Compact C Type) format encapsulates a reduced form of debugging information similar to DWARF.

There are three methods to install ctfutils on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ctfutils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ctfutils

Install ctfutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ctfutils

Install ctfutils 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 ctfutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ctfutils

How To Uninstall ctfutils on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ctfutils

Uninstall ctfutils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ctfutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ctfutils

Remove ctfutils Configurations and Data

To remove ctfutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ctfutils

Remove ctfutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ctfutils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctfutils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.