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

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "john" package

This is a short guide on how to install john on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall john on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: john
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 441
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ruben Molina
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.0-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), john-data (= 1.8.0-2)
Suggests: wordlist
Filename: pool/main/j/john/john_1.8.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 184184
MD5sum: c9202d58a7f2970f385e94b15d5e9291
SHA1: f057866d2170f554906182e7f284379347246bc7
SHA256: b8d9657efa72e5ca0868749c01ceaf2c7fa61a9fe2dbeedc13f776c6f37239ac
Description-en: active password cracking tool
John the Ripper is a tool designed to help systems administrators to
find weak (easy to guess or crack through brute force) passwords, and
even automatically mail users warning them about it, if it is desired.
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Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on
various Unix flavors, supported out of the box are Kerberos AFS and
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 LM hashes, plus several more with contributed
patches.
Description-md5: 2ffcaf0da9fa0a8266bfe4aa906d4742
Homepage: http://www.openwall.com/john/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y