How to Install and Uninstall hashcat Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the hashcat on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "hashcat" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install hashcat on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall hashcat on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hashcat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hashcat package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: hashcat
Source: hashcat (6.2.6+ds1-1)
Version: 6.2.6+ds1-1+b1
Installed-Size: 82420
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: hashcat-data (>= 6.2.6+ds1-1), pocl-opencl-icd | opencl-icd, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libminizip1 (>= 1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.11.dfsg)
Suggests: beignet-opencl-icd, nvidia-opencl-icd, mesa-opencl-icd
Description: World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility
Description-md5: f1e089a5d1e0917eeac42f63c095fa76
Homepage: https://hashcat.net/hashcat/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hashcat/hashcat_6.2.6+ds1-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 9734760
MD5sum: 7b95a4f6a2813008e58e16584d0e95bf
SHA256: 54e80fe377992e17747467839285128cee6fa490b6637f5e232361ed4dd28db5