How To Install codecrypt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is codecrypt

codecrypt is:

Codecrypt is a quantum-computer-resistant cryptography tool that can be used to encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify documents and communications in a manner similar to GnuPG or PGP.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install codecrypt

Install codecrypt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install codecrypt

Install codecrypt 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 codecrypt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install codecrypt

How To Uninstall codecrypt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove codecrypt

Uninstall codecrypt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove codecrypt

Remove codecrypt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge codecrypt

Remove codecrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codecrypt

Dependencies

codecrypt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypto++8
• libfftw3-double3
• libgcc-s1
• libgmp10
• libstdc++6

References

• codecrypt website

Summary

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