How To Install diceware on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install diceware on Kali Linux. diceware is Create memorizable passphrases from wordlists and various sources of randomness

Introduction

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

What is diceware

diceware is:

Passphrase generator following the proposals of Arnold G. Reinhold on http://diceware.com . It generates passphrases by concatenating words randomly picked from wordlists.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install diceware

Install diceware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install diceware

Install diceware 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 diceware using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install diceware

How To Uninstall diceware on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove diceware

Uninstall diceware And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove diceware

Remove diceware Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge diceware

Remove diceware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge diceware

Dependencies

diceware have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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