How to Install and Uninstall distributed-net Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "distributed-net" package

This guide let you learn how to install distributed-net on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                distributed-net
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "distributed-net" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall distributed-net on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                distributed-net
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the distributed-net package on Kali Linux

Package: distributed-net
Version: 2.9112.521+arm64-3
Installed-Size: 1501
Maintainer: James E. Stark
Architecture: amd64
Depends: host | bind9-host, libc6, lsb-base, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: logrotate
Suggests: apmd, acpid
Size: 583924
SHA256: 97887e3da244c7ac1c4d352b057ede7dac8273b61be0be503d6aca63522deb9e
SHA1: 678cf437949fadfa07537f8265965eeba47ae345
MD5sum: 7aca86b17d38f24662cda2157aafa036
Description: client to donate unused CPU cycles to distributed.net
Donate your extra CPU cycles to a worthy cause!
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distributed.net started in 1997 as a project whose purpose was to win a
series of contests sponsored by RSA Data Security Inc., to crack their RC5
encryption by brute-force methods. These contests were meant to show
governments of nations such as the United States, who limit exports or
use of cryptography, that the standards allowed are too weak for general
use.
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Since this time, distributed.net's focus has changed from solely
cracking RSA's RC5 and DES projects to working on more diverse
distributed computing problems.
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The ongoing projects are RC5-72 and Optimal Golomb Rulers (28-mark), the
latter of which has practical applications in science. There are also a
number of other projects which are either periodic or upcoming. You may
choose which project you wish to participate in.
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Installing this package will allow unused CPU cycles on your computer to
contribute to cracking the code. There should be no noticeable slowdown of
your system, since the client runs niced, and only uses CPU time when
your computer would otherwise be idle.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.distributed.net/
Tag: field::mathematics, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::client, role::program, scope::utility, security::cryptography
Section: non-free/misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/non-free/d/distributed-net/distributed-net_2.9112.521+arm64-3_amd64.deb