Installing Hashcat - Lubuntu

[tweston1]

Hey everyone. I've had quite a problems trying to get Hashcat installed. I can't find directions anywhere. I have searched the forums, and I have searched Google in hopes of finding an answer. It doesn't seem like the powers that be actually want me to install it!!

I was having trouble using it in The-Distribution-Which-Does-Not-Handle-OpenCL-Well (Kali) Linux as well. The-Distribution-Which-Does-Not-Handle-OpenCL-Well (Kali) comes with Hashcat, but when I tried to run it on that machine, it tells me that Hashcat is outdated, and it instructs me to install an updated version.

When I try an apt-get install Hashcat command, it tells me I have the latest version. Am I correct in assuming that my repository for Hashcat is out of date?

Where can I find a current repository?

OR

How can I install Hashcat from the 7zip file I downloaded from the official site? I'm staring at an open folder window with hashcat 0.47 files displayed, but I do not know where to go from here.

Thank you!

[Kuci]

Just extract the 7zip anywhere you like and run hashcat from there. Just make sure the user you are executing hashcat with has rights to write into that folder.

[3kings]

The-Distribution-Which-Does-Not-Handle-OpenCL-Well (Kali)'s hashcat does work... You might want to check your sources.list to see if you have all the correct repositories. Secondly, you can extract and install anywhere.. I would suggest using /opt for it.. Then symlinking an executable in /usr/bin /usr/sbin with the correct executable in the folder so you can just type in:

oclhashcat
OR
hashcat

In terminal without having to goto that folder all the time.

[undeath]

When I try an apt-get install Hashcat command, it tells me I have the latest version.

did you run apt-get update before?