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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "john" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install john on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "john" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall john on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the john package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: john
Source: john (1.8.0-2)
Version: 1.8.0-2+b1
Installed-Size: 449
Maintainer: Ruben Molina
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), john-data (= 1.8.0-2)
Suggests: wordlist
Description: active password cracking tool
Description-md5: 2ffcaf0da9fa0a8266bfe4aa906d4742
Homepage: http://www.openwall.com/john/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication, use::checking
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/j/john/john_1.8.0-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 204566
MD5sum: 065e2d6f55c96648a1c559fc8506b40c
SHA256: 023246bdf460a454197de983fac69144f57030fa445842d22bde77951552150e