How to Install and Uninstall dc3dd Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "dc3dd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dc3dd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dc3dd" package

Learn how to uninstall dc3dd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dc3dd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dc3dd package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dc3dd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.2.646-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 475
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dc3dd/dc3dd_7.2.646-4_amd64.deb
Size: 116360
MD5sum: 62bbf554a7e671e0a0ea4f75ac0b8759
SHA1: 835b5c52274cf5cee2734ee749f167003937a3ac
SHA256: 912eeecb68d3a146b20ba8a70eb68d04db8e89d3f127b949677d154b4464b853
SHA512: 6dd3ccde906108513a5d96085b58431631ee3d8d74eb911d57f279be9a437a43bf15db6bf5c8067679cb46655e49c21417648d54e541c263c6b2ead68ff06657
Homepage: http://dc3dd.sf.net
Description-en: patched version of GNU dd with forensic features
dc3dd is a patched version of GNU dd with added features for computer
forensics:
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* on the fly hashing (md5, sha-1, sha-256, and sha-512);
* possibility to write errors to a file;
* group errors in the error log;
* pattern wiping;
* progress report;
* possibility to split output.
Description-md5: 49d99c8b21b9b25732ad04d2a8a3643f