How To Install botan on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install botan on Kali Linux. botan is multiplatform crypto library (2.x version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install botan on Kali Linux.

What is botan

botan is:

Botan is a C++ library which provides support for many common cryptographic operations, including encryption, authentication, and X.509v3 certificates and CRLs. A wide variety of algorithms is supported, including RSA, DSA, DES, AES, MD5, and SHA-1.

This package contains the 2.x version of Botan.

There are three methods to install botan 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 botan Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install botan

Install botan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install botan using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install botan

Install botan 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 botan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install botan

How To Uninstall botan on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the botan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove botan

Uninstall botan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove botan

Remove botan Configurations and Data

To remove botan configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge botan

Remove botan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge botan

Dependencies

botan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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