How To Install libcryptokit-ocaml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptokit-ocaml on Kali Linux. libcryptokit-ocaml is cryptographic algorithm library for OCaml - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptokit-ocaml on Kali Linux.

What is libcryptokit-ocaml

libcryptokit-ocaml is:

The Cryptokit library for Objective Caml provides a variety of cryptographic primitives that can be used to implement cryptographic protocols in security-sensitive applications. The primitives provided include:

  • Symmetric-key ciphers: AES, DES, Triple-DES, ARCfour, in ECB, CBC, CFB and OFB modes.
  • Public-key cryptography: RSA encryption, Diffie-Hellman key agreement.
  • Hash functions and MACs: SHA-1, MD5, and MACs based on AES and DES.
  • Random number generation.
  • Encodings and compression: base 64, hexadecimal, Zlib compression.

Additional ciphers and hashes can easily be used in conjunction with the library. In particular, basic mechanisms such as chaining modes, output buffering, and padding are provided by generic classes that can easily be composed with user-provided ciphers. More generally, the library promotes a “Lego”-like style of constructing and composing transformations over character streams.

This package provides just the shared library for Cryptokit.

There are three methods to install libcryptokit-ocaml on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcryptokit-ocaml Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptokit-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcryptokit-ocaml

Install libcryptokit-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptokit-ocaml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcryptokit-ocaml

Install libcryptokit-ocaml Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptokit-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcryptokit-ocaml

How To Uninstall libcryptokit-ocaml on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcryptokit-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcryptokit-ocaml

Uninstall libcryptokit-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcryptokit-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptokit-ocaml

Remove libcryptokit-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libcryptokit-ocaml configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptokit-ocaml

Remove libcryptokit-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcryptokit-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptokit-ocaml

Dependencies

libcryptokit-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptokit-ocaml package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.