How to Install and Uninstall hashcat-nvidia Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "hashcat-nvidia" package

Please follow the instructions below to install hashcat-nvidia on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hashcat-nvidia on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: hashcat-nvidia
Architecture: all
Version: 20210201
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_20210201_all.deb
Size: 2728
MD5sum: b6844c95b073a763a42c8f610b05821c
SHA1: dd43a026509650a5adf9f6a8d87c15da71093bef
SHA256: f59371b9bb042817cbab440917cf9442a5c3818c55b162837df72469eae7429a
SHA512: 8f485b86c132d0ef1193b49baacf70a8204edf6e608d5d19da37d6a6fb6b48e26a13da740fff3e52d85a3205ce5a16ba25a048ad73d73b71cbc6094f840ab542
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