How To Install truecrypt_volume2john on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install john

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is truecrypt_volume2john and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install truecrypt_volume2john on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install truecrypt_volume2john using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install truecrypt_volume2john using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install john

Install truecrypt_volume2john using apt

Because truecrypt_volume2john is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install truecrypt_volume2john using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install john

Install truecrypt_volume2john using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install truecrypt_volume2john by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install john

How to upgrade (update) a single package truecrypt_volume2john using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the truecrypt_volume2john, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install john

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install john

How To Uninstall truecrypt_volume2john from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the truecrypt_volume2john package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove john

Uninstall truecrypt_volume2john and all its dependencies

To uninstall truecrypt_volume2john and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove john

Remove truecrypt_volume2john with all configurations and data

To remove truecrypt_volume2john configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge john

Remove truecrypt_volume2john completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to truecrypt_volume2john package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge john

Extra info and code examples

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. 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.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install truecrypt_volume2john using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the truecrypt_volume2john from Ubuntu 21.04.

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