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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "john" package

Please follow the instructions below to install john 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 "john" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall john on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: john
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.0-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ruben Molina
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 443
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), john-data (= 1.8.0-2build1)
Suggests: wordlist
Filename: pool/main/j/john/john_1.8.0-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 189462
MD5sum: 282eea01579737f6108cc5d3f73063e3
SHA1: 70482fd7787847fe4edd1763fe04d99e517ce581
SHA256: d28953876fef7fff47465cbc3121235a4d0011d489f72c3f1493eba11ccb831b
SHA512: ec8abb930a121d945b29583a1d4c6f16f8f5e4bafeaca9925d6fad9032d83e92a725d4d83985314279f244e094a08a2cb9e7a2a8f7fb93711a8ee82878e3f374
Homepage: http://www.openwall.com/john/
Description-en: 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: 2ffcaf0da9fa0a8266bfe4aa906d4742