How To Install cackey on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cackey

cackey is:

CACKey provides a standard interface (PKCS #11) for smartcards connected to a PC/SC compliant reader. It performs a similar function to “CoolKey”, but only supports Government Smartcards. It supports all Government Smartcards that implement the Government Smartcard Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) v2.1 or newer as well as PIV cards that comply with NIST SP 800-73-3.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cackey

Install cackey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cackey

Install cackey 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 cackey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cackey

How To Uninstall cackey on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cackey

Uninstall cackey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cackey

Remove cackey Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cackey

Remove cackey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cackey

Dependencies

cackey have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcsclite1

References

• cackey website

Summary

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