How To Install ecdsautils on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ecdsautils

ecdsautils is:

The package provides a series of tools to support, all on the basis of the uecc library the

• generation
• signing
• verifification of keys for elliptic key cryptography.

The package became popular in the Freifunk wireless networks communities.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ecdsautils

Install ecdsautils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ecdsautils

Install ecdsautils 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 ecdsautils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ecdsautils

How To Uninstall ecdsautils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ecdsautils

Uninstall ecdsautils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecdsautils

Remove ecdsautils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ecdsautils

Remove ecdsautils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecdsautils

Dependencies

ecdsautils have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libuecc0

References

• ecdsautils website

Summary

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