How To Install python3-ykman on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ykman on Kali Linux.
What is python3-ykman
python3-ykman is:
A Python library for configuring YubiKey over all transport modes. This is the Python 3 version of the package.
YubiKey is a specific series of personal Hardware Security Modules, meant to protect private keys tied to its users (for 2nd factor authentication, use with OpenPGP, …).
There are three methods to install python3-ykman 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 python3-ykman Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ykman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ykmanInstall python3-ykman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ykman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ykmanInstall python3-ykman 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ykman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ykmanHow To Uninstall python3-ykman on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-ykman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ykmanUninstall python3-ykman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ykman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ykmanRemove python3-ykman Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ykman configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ykmanRemove python3-ykman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ykman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ykmanDependencies
python3-ykman have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ykman package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
