How To Install clevis-initramfs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clevis-initramfs on Kali Linux.

What is clevis-initramfs

clevis-initramfs is:

Clevis is a plugable framework for automated decryption. This package provides integration for initramfs-tools to automatically unlock LUKS encrypted block devices in early boot.

There are three methods to install clevis-initramfs 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 clevis-initramfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clevis-initramfs

Install clevis-initramfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clevis-initramfs

Install clevis-initramfs 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 clevis-initramfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clevis-initramfs

How To Uninstall clevis-initramfs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the clevis-initramfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clevis-initramfs

Uninstall clevis-initramfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clevis-initramfs

Remove clevis-initramfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge clevis-initramfs

Remove clevis-initramfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clevis-initramfs

Dependencies

clevis-initramfs have the following dependencies:

• clevis-luks
• initramfs-tools

References

• clevis-initramfs website

Summary

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