How to Install jacksum software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install jacksum software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

jacksum software package provides computes checksums, CRCs and message digests, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install jacksum 

jacksum is installed in your system.

Make ensure the jacksum package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep jacksum *

You will get with jacksum package name, version, architecture and description in a table

jacksum package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Utilities
Package jacksum
Version 1.7.0-2
Description computes checksums, CRCs and message digests
Sub Section utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove jacksum software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?