How to Install and Uninstall cewl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cewl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cewl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cewl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cewl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cewl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cewl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Forensics
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1-3
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter, ruby-mime, ruby-mime-types, ruby-mini-exiftool, ruby-net-http-digest-auth, ruby-nokogiri, ruby-spider, ruby-zip
Suggests: john
Filename: pool/universe/c/cewl/cewl_5.1-3_all.deb
Size: 21842
MD5sum: e3dac874185638be349dfaab036a3d79
SHA1: 6a87e24ccf917e0f420ba2a26217fd124240bdfb
SHA256: 0d8a09696ed85549aa5c63c2af8689770dfd29061900dca84e38820cdcb12746
Description-en: custom word list generator
CeWL (Custom Word List generator) is a ruby app which spiders
a given URL, up to a specified depth, and returns a list of
words which can then be used for password crackers such as John
the Ripper. Optionally, CeWL can follow external links.
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CeWL can also create a list of email addresses found in mailto
links. These email addresses can be used as usernames in brute
force actions.
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Another tool provided by CeWL project is FAB (Files Already
Bagged). FAB extracts the content of the author/creator fields,
from metadata of the some files, to create lists of possible
usernames. These usernames can be used in association with the
password list generated by CeWL. FAB uses the same metadata
extraction techniques that CeWL. Currently, FAB process Office
pre 2007, Office 2007 and PDF formats.
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CeWL is useful in security tests and forensics investigations.
CeWL is pronounced "cool".
Description-md5: c98fad42e6cb4900899bf3c5bdb2e677
Homepage: http://digi.ninja/projects/cewl.php
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu