How To Install efitools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install efitools on Kali Linux. efitools is Tools to manipulate EFI secure boot keys and signatures

Introduction

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

What is efitools

efitools is:

This package installs a variety of tools for manipulating keys and binary signatures on UEFI secure boot platforms. The tools provide access to the keys and certificates stored in the secure variables of the UEFI firmware, usually in the NVRAM area.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install efitools

Install efitools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install efitools

Install efitools 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 efitools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install efitools

How To Uninstall efitools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove efitools

Uninstall efitools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove efitools

Remove efitools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge efitools

Remove efitools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge efitools

Dependencies

efitools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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