How to Install and Uninstall hashcat-nvidia Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "hashcat-nvidia" package

Please follow the instructions below to install hashcat-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall hashcat-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                hashcat-nvidia
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hashcat-nvidia package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: hashcat-nvidia
Architecture: all
Version: 20180828+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Source: hashcat-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Depends: hashcat, nvidia-opencl-icd | nvidia-legacy-390xx-opencl-icd
Recommends: nvidia-smi | nvidia-legacy-390xx-smi
Filename: pool/multiverse/h/hashcat-meta/hashcat-nvidia_20180828+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 2516
MD5sum: 6a28c17f0c7e32ed44e814f01c2dc4f7
SHA1: 043e6c772ac9ae37c460dd4c38df9f813504d224
SHA256: c9c252cdad69fe731c6d0318fddbf59cc92ea2fdb22716dc25a86ff866970896
SHA512: 83b09adb6b935e03497c8374ddda3ca0897d31b722bc5749b637470cfee73d5a36da67dfb7031b59687a09ebc40329679049227f761805be012adf2024fcb12e
Homepage: https://hashcat.net/hashcat/
Description-en: Installs hashcat and its dependencies for users with NVIDIA GPU
Hashcat is an advanced CPU/GPU-based password recovery utility supporting
seven unique modes of attack for over 100 optimized hashing algorithms.
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This metapackage makes it easy to install the required dependencies
when you want to use hashcat with your NVIDIA GPU (via OpenCL).
Description-md5: 730caa533877aab600d795aef8db42c8