How To Install fcrackzip on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcrackzip on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fcrackzip
fcrackzip is:
fcrackzip is a fast password cracker partly written in assembler. It is able to crack password protected zip files with brute force or dictionary based attacks, optionally testing with unzip its results. It can also crack cpmask’ed images.
This package is useful for pentesters, ethical hackers and forensics experts.
There are three methods to install fcrackzip 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 fcrackzip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fcrackzip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcrackzip
Install fcrackzip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcrackzip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcrackzip
Install fcrackzip 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 fcrackzip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcrackzip
How To Uninstall fcrackzip on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fcrackzip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcrackzip
Uninstall fcrackzip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcrackzip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcrackzip
Remove fcrackzip Configurations and Data
To remove fcrackzip configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcrackzip
Remove fcrackzip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcrackzip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcrackzip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcrackzip package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
