How to Install hashcat software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install hashcat software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

hashcat software package provides World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hashcat 

hashcat is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hashcat *

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

hashcat package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Network
Package hashcat
Version 3.10-1
Description World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility
Sub Section Net


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