How To Install fido2-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fido2-tools on Kali Linux. fido2-tools is command-line tools to configure and use a FIDO 2 token

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fido2-tools on Kali Linux.

What is fido2-tools

fido2-tools is:

A set of tools to manage a FIDO 2 token, generate credentials and assertions, and verify them.

There are three methods to install fido2-tools 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 fido2-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fido2-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fido2-tools

Install fido2-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fido2-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fido2-tools

Install fido2-tools 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 fido2-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fido2-tools

How To Uninstall fido2-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fido2-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fido2-tools

Uninstall fido2-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fido2-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fido2-tools

Remove fido2-tools Configurations and Data

To remove fido2-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fido2-tools

Remove fido2-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fido2-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fido2-tools

Dependencies

fido2-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fido2-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.