How to Install and Uninstall john Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "john" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install john on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall john on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                john
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the john package on Kali Linux

Package: john
Version: 1.9.0-Jumbo-1+git20211102-0kali7
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 79486
Depends: john-data (= 1.9.0-Jumbo-1+git20211102-0kali7), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.3.0+dfsg), libgomp1 (>= 4.9), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: wordlist
Homepage: https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/main/j/john/john_1.9.0-Jumbo-1+git20211102-0kali7_amd64.deb
Size: 14021840
SHA256: ffecfa6fde12323e30adc53e24b1179e881e00e659f26da621d73df094384f45
SHA1: dd3eb3c844cce098345eb089c17e6b240d15cbf0
MD5sum: 4a670cb6adc54737cb8548af947deeed
Description: active password cracking tool
John the Ripper is a tool designed to help systems administrators to
find weak (easy to guess or crack through brute force) passwords, and
even automatically mail users warning them about it, if it is desired.
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Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on
various Unix flavors, supported out of the box are Kerberos AFS and
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 LM hashes, plus several more with contributed
patches.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools