{"id":558,"date":"2022-07-13T06:14:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T04:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2024-01-06T06:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T05:42:34","slug":"install-hashcat-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/install-hashcat-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Hashcat On Ubuntu In 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hashcat is an important tool to have in your tool belt (on your computer at least ^^). I already wrote several tutorials on how to use Hashcat, but today we&#8217;ll stay focus on the installation, especially on a Linux distribution like Ubuntu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The easiest way to install Hashcat on Ubuntu is to use the package manager (APT), as Hashcat is now available in the default repositories. The installation command would be: <em>sudo apt install hashcat<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are used to Linux, you know that it&#8217;s rarely that simple, so let&#8217;s take a look at each step to install hashcat on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/install-hashcat-on-ubuntu\/#Install_Hashcat_on_Ubuntu_via_APT\" title=\"Install Hashcat on Ubuntu via APT\">Install Hashcat on Ubuntu via APT<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/install-hashcat-on-ubuntu\/#Start_by_updating_your_system\" title=\"Start by updating your system\">Start by updating your system<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/install-hashcat-on-ubuntu\/#Install_hashcat\" title=\"Install hashcat\">Install hashcat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/install-hashcat-on-ubuntu\/#Use_Hashcat_on_Ubuntu\" title=\"Use Hashcat on Ubuntu\">Use Hashcat on Ubuntu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/install-hashcat-on-ubuntu\/#Install_Hashcat_on_Ubuntu_with_the_binaries_files\" title=\"Install Hashcat on Ubuntu with the binaries files\">Install Hashcat on Ubuntu with the binaries files<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_Hashcat_on_Ubuntu_via_APT\"><\/span>Install Hashcat on Ubuntu via APT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_by_updating_your_system\"><\/span>Start by updating your system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New updates are released every day on Ubuntu, and to avoid conflicts, it&#8217;s always a good idea to start by updating your system, to make sure you are using the latest version available for each package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can either use the &#8220;Ubuntu Software&#8221; app, or simply open a terminal and type the following commands:<br><code>sudo apt update<br>sudo apt upgrade<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/apt-upgrade-ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/apt-upgrade-ubuntu.jpg 721w, https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/apt-upgrade-ubuntu-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Press &#8220;Y&#8221; to confirm the upgrade of all the listed packages, and wait a few minutes to get them downloaded and installed on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, like on my screenshot, you have plenty of new packages to be upgraded, it&#8217;s probably a good idea to restart your system before going further.<br><code>sudo reboot<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_hashcat\"><\/span>Install hashcat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your system up-to-date, you can simply install Hashcat with apt. <br>In my case, the version available in the repository is the same as on the website directly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-ubuntu.jpg 648w, https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-ubuntu-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, there is no need to install it manually at this point. At least, you should give it a try, and switch to the manual procedure I give later if you experience any issue doing this.<br>Anyway, for now, just install the main package with:<br><code>sudo apt install hashcat<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This should install all the dependencies (something like 60 other packages on a fresh Ubuntu installation).<br>Type your user password and press &#8220;Y&#8221; to confirm the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb570\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you have an NVIDIA GPU on your computer, you should also install the corresponding package for better performances:<br><code>sudo apt install hashcat-nvidia<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Hashcat_on_Ubuntu\"><\/span>Use Hashcat on Ubuntu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hashcat is now installed on your Ubuntu system. You can use the command directly in a terminal:<br><code>hashcat<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can for example run a benchmark to make sure everything is working properly:<br><code>hashcat -b<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-benchmark.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-benchmark.jpg 728w, https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-benchmark-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m testing this procedure on a virtual machine for you, which is not optimized at all, but you get the idea. If you get any error doing this test, you probably need to install additional drivers for your GPU, or just use the CPU which should work natively (it&#8217;s generally slower though).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As stated on the hashcat website, each GPU require different prerequisites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>AMD GPUs on Linux require &#8220;RadeonOpenCompute (ROCm)&#8221; Software Platform (3.1 or later)<br>Intel CPUs require &#8220;OpenCL Runtime for Intel Core and Intel Xeon Processors&#8221; (16.1.1 or later)<br>NVIDIA GPUs require &#8220;NVIDIA Driver&#8221; (440.64 or later) and &#8220;CUDA Toolkit&#8221; (9.0 or later)<\/p><cite>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hashcat.net\/hashcat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hashcat<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>On Ubuntu, it should be a problem as you can easily get them. It might be more difficult on Debian or other systems, as the manufacturers are often not supporting all Linux distributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, I recommend reading this article to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/hashcat-tutorial-decrypt-md5\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"193\" target=\"_blank\">learn how to use hashcat<\/a> on Ubuntu (or any other system). I explain the different attack modes, and take an example with some MD5 hashes. But the idea is the same with any algorithm once you understand the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_Hashcat_on_Ubuntu_with_the_binaries_files\"><\/span>Install Hashcat on Ubuntu with the binaries files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If for any reason you prefer to install Hashcat manually on Ubuntu, here is the procedure you can follow instead of using APT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Go to the Hashcat website, and get the link to the binaries file.<br>You can either download it directly from your web browser, or use the command line:<br><code>wget https:\/\/hashcat.net\/files\/hashcat-6.2.5.7z<br><\/code>Don&#8217;t forget to change the file version with the latest one available on the website.<\/li><li>Extract the file from your file explorer (right-click > extract here):<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"355\" class=\"wp-image-565\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extract-hashcat.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extract-hashcat.jpg 893w, https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extract-hashcat-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extract-hashcat-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><br>Or do it from a terminal with:<br><code>7z &lt;filename><br><\/code>You may need to install 7zip first, with:<br><code>sudo apt install p7zip-full<\/code><\/li><li>Then, open a terminal, and move to the new folder.<br>Probably something like:<br><code>cd Downloads\/hashcat-6.2.5\/<\/code><\/li><li>And run the hashcat benchmark with:<br><code>.\/hashcat.bin -b<\/code><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, you&#8217;ll likely get an error, as some CPU or GPU runtime will be missing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-error.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-error.jpg 721w, https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hashcat-error-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous installation method with APT will do this for you, but in this case you have to install the missing requirements manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my case, the easiest way to fix this was to use apt to install these two packages:<br><code>sudo apt install ocl-icd-libopencl1 pocl-opencl-icd<br><\/code>But the solution will be different if you have an NVIDIA or AMD GPU. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zivid.com\/en\/v2.4\/getting-started\/software-installation\/gpu\/install-opencl-drivers-ubuntu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check this page<\/a> for more details for each scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, I hope this tutorial was useful, and helped you to get started with Hashcat on Ubuntu.<br>You should now be ready to experiment cool things with this tool, check my other tutorials for more details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/is-md5-easy-to-crack\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"449\">Is MD5 Easy to Crack? 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