How to Install and Uninstall afl++ Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "afl++" package

Please follow the steps below to install afl++ on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                afl++
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "afl++" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall afl++ on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                afl++
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the afl++ package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: afl
Architecture: all
Version: 2.67c-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/oldlibs
Source: aflplusplus
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 62
Depends: afl++
Filename: pool/universe/a/aflplusplus/afl_2.67c-1_all.deb
Size: 1552
MD5sum: eda4272c9ac1d6fc48d6c802affcfe92
SHA1: ab9d3af0d2443207b17c7765bdab227f76fa6730
SHA256: e18b3d4f1d8c3fcf568329c322f64925cc4207942a3cb3c1c6d01cc444ed7a92
SHA512: cc7a0e9596a497b727be1c8d93a97b8cd7944d67904caa4cee8c69ac64bde3c00cb2a4606c42c5601327a9048aa4985862892b18be325570bbddc722ec1a22a5
Homepage: https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/AFLplusplus
Description-en: transitional dummy package for afl to afl++
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed once afl++ is
installed.
Description-md5: 23922bfe47a0c888859163db2ee367f7