How To Install cryptol on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptol on Kali Linux. cryptol is domain-specific language of cryptography

Introduction

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

What is cryptol

cryptol is:

Cryptol is a domain-specific language for specifying cryptographic algorithms. A Cryptol implementation of an algorithm resembles its mathematical specification more closely than an implementation in a general purpose language.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cryptol

Install cryptol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cryptol

Install cryptol 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 cryptol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cryptol

How To Uninstall cryptol on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cryptol

Uninstall cryptol And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cryptol

Remove cryptol Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cryptol

Remove cryptol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cryptol

Dependencies

cryptol have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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