How To Install ncrack on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncrack on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ncrack
ncrack is:
Ncrack is a high-speed network authentication cracking tool. It was built to help companies secure their networks by proactively testing all their hosts and networking devices for poor passwords. Security professionals also rely on Ncrack when auditing their clients. Ncrack was designed using a modular approach, a command-line syntax similar to Nmap and a dynamic engine that can adapt its behaviour based on network feedback. It allows for rapid, yet reliable large-scale auditing of multiple hosts.
Ncrack’s features include a very flexible interface granting the user full control of network operations, allowing for very sophisticated bruteforcing attacks, timing templates for ease of use, runtime interaction similar to Nmap’s and many more. Protocols supported include RDP, SSH, http(s), SMB, pop3(s), VNC, FTP, and telnet.
Be sure to read the Ncrack man page (https://nmap.org/ncrack/man.html) to fully understand Ncrack usage.
There are three methods to install ncrack on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ncrack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ncrack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ncrack
Install ncrack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ncrack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ncrack
Install ncrack 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 ncrack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncrack
How To Uninstall ncrack on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ncrack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ncrack
Uninstall ncrack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncrack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncrack
Remove ncrack Configurations and Data
To remove ncrack configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ncrack
Remove ncrack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncrack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncrack
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncrack package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
