How to Install and Uninstall afl++ Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "afl++" package

This tutorial shows how to install afl++ on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: afl
Architecture: all
Version: 2.68c-1build1
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: 63
Depends: afl++
Filename: pool/universe/a/aflplusplus/afl_2.68c-1build1_all.deb
Size: 1568
MD5sum: 8d35da994b8e959176ecf3936eef9917
SHA1: c494c0ff282c6719424ce716d24370012bfdd949
SHA256: 4389113f455e3a74284478e24838c86492ce6175d92c577f4e95f6142b701656
SHA512: 7cce1331f7755c39bd2362990b72583dadee3ab7949d7fee5615d7214162a0085c89d46b7df63fa7e3b42785495b5b7f1846fe6a84b47c94edf4e7d851ce440a
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