How To Install cryptsetup-nuke-password on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-nuke-password on Kali Linux.

What is cryptsetup-nuke-password

cryptsetup-nuke-password is:

Installing this package lets you configure a special “nuke password” that can be used to destroy the encryption keys required to unlock the encrypted partitions. This password can be entered in the usual early-boot prompt asking the passphrase to unlock the encrypted partition(s).

This provides a relatively stealth way to make your data unreadable in case you fear that your computer is going to be seized.

After installation, use ??dpkg-reconfigure cryptsetup-nuke-password?? to configure your nuke password.

There are three methods to install cryptsetup-nuke-password 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 cryptsetup-nuke-password Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cryptsetup-nuke-password

Install cryptsetup-nuke-password Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cryptsetup-nuke-password using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cryptsetup-nuke-password

Install cryptsetup-nuke-password 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 cryptsetup-nuke-password using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cryptsetup-nuke-password

How To Uninstall cryptsetup-nuke-password on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cryptsetup-nuke-password package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cryptsetup-nuke-password

Uninstall cryptsetup-nuke-password And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cryptsetup-nuke-password

Remove cryptsetup-nuke-password Configurations and Data

To remove cryptsetup-nuke-password configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cryptsetup-nuke-password

Remove cryptsetup-nuke-password configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cryptsetup-nuke-password configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cryptsetup-nuke-password

Dependencies

cryptsetup-nuke-password have the following dependencies:

• cryptsetup-bin
• libc6
• debconf

References

• cryptsetup-nuke-password website

Summary

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