How to Install and Uninstall hashcat Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the hashcat on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "hashcat" package

Please follow the steps below to install hashcat on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hashcat on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hashcat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hashcat package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: hashcat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2.5+ds1-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 63550
Depends: hashcat-data (>= 6.2.5+ds1-2), pocl-opencl-icd | opencl-icd, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libminizip1 (>= 1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.11)
Suggests: beignet-opencl-icd, nvidia-opencl-icd, mesa-opencl-icd
Filename: pool/universe/h/hashcat/hashcat_6.2.5+ds1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 3425008
MD5sum: fccd6cffa4d5b92cb60d2955d03cb475
SHA1: 1c96c8086dded00b596d6d58625b9f3624635396
SHA256: eb6a250aed46f9648ede779f357f6b69a71f177e06bb94718c520db6533a01da
SHA512: 96bba2e50f7c97548aee9db75aae5d8d270299ce0a3e79c7349c3b3bde0e22b232883fca1d9ce2023ec771ed3ab15157b1c7117479cd7c86d11e82b81cbb6bac
Homepage: https://hashcat.net/hashcat/
Description: World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility
Description-md5: f1e089a5d1e0917eeac42f63c095fa76