How to Compile Hydra on Ubuntu

How to Compile Hydra on Ubuntu

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First install dependencies:

$ sudo aptitude install libssl-dev

Download hydra source code, extract, and compile it:

$ tar xvzf hydra-5.4-src.tar.gz
$ cd hydra-5.4-src
$ ./configure && make

*** If you received the error message saying, "cannot find -lpq," do the following:
$ make clean
$ ./configure

Next, edit Makefile and remove the "-lpq" and "-DLIBPOSTGRES" statements (in line 3 & 4):
$ vi Makefile

Now, those two lines should become:
XDEFINES= -DLIBOPENSSL
XLIBS= -lssl -lcrypto

Then compile it again and install:
$ make
$ sudo make install

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