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

Last updated: April 27,2024

You can also install and uninstall the john 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 "john" package

Please follow the guidance below to install john on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: john
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.0-4ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 452
Depends: john-data (= 1.8.0-4ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libgomp1 (>= 4.9)
Suggests: wordlist
Filename: pool/main/j/john/john_1.8.0-4ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 212118
MD5sum: ddc5ff545fed11243889c17bf3d3e7d0
SHA1: 0832fbaccdc819c838bc5621e84467fb124acd13
SHA256: f0c8f5b6fdb73b4b69a06b2afddc6176c08b0cfb61d0d162a6a829596bee5bb9
SHA512: d5f9297473521d0bcaf58f2076c6437ec7b119a14d312b37cc243289b411b1aeb70924435f0fb085690d6d88d8fddd9362339643278f204544394640591b6909
Homepage: http://www.openwall.com/john/
Description: active password cracking tool
Description-md5: 2ffcaf0da9fa0a8266bfe4aa906d4742