How To Install crypt++el on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install crypt++el on Kali Linux.

What is crypt++el

crypt++el is:

Code for handling all sorts of compressed and encrypted files like: .gz, .tar.gz, .Z, .zip, PGP etc.

There are three methods to install crypt++el 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 crypt++el Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install crypt++el

Install crypt++el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install crypt++el using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install crypt++el

Install crypt++el 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 crypt++el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install crypt++el

How To Uninstall crypt++el on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the crypt++el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove crypt++el

Uninstall crypt++el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove crypt++el

Remove crypt++el Configurations and Data

To remove crypt++el configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge crypt++el

Remove crypt++el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crypt++el

Dependencies

crypt++el have the following dependencies:

• emacs

References

• crypt++el website

Summary

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