How To Install cmospwd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cmospwd

cmospwd is:

CmosPwd is a cross-platform tool to decrypt password stored in CMOS used to access a computer’s BIOS setup.

This application should work out of the box on most modern systems, but some more esoteric BIOSes may not be supported or may require additional steps.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cmospwd

Install cmospwd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cmospwd

Install cmospwd 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 cmospwd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmospwd

How To Uninstall cmospwd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cmospwd

Uninstall cmospwd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmospwd

Remove cmospwd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cmospwd

Remove cmospwd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmospwd

Dependencies

cmospwd have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• cmospwd website

Summary

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