How to Install and Uninstall hashcat Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "hashcat" package

This tutorial shows how to install hashcat on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hashcat
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "hashcat" package

Learn how to uninstall hashcat on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hashcat
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the hashcat package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: hashcat
Version: 5.1.0+ds1-1
Installed-Size: 906
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: hashcat-data (>= 5.1.0+ds1-1), pocl-opencl-icd | opencl-icd, libc6 (>= 2.28), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5)
Suggests: beignet-opencl-icd, nvidia-opencl-icd, mesa-opencl-icd
Description: World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility
Description-md5: 19a7ccd275950acef6d3b0d443bfdecd
Homepage: https://hashcat.net/hashcat/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hashcat/hashcat_5.1.0+ds1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 303996
MD5sum: 448f6e85230c46bf08032f776e8c9fb0
SHA256: 9ddc8f33bb5e52afb83c279e8287aec3af2077a7f188388f6c26e176f7395f06