How To Install git-crypt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-crypt on Kali Linux.

What is git-crypt

git-crypt is:

git-crypt enables transparent encryption and decryption of files in a git repository. Files which you choose to protect are encrypted when committed, and decrypted when checked out. git-crypt lets you freely share a repository containing a mix of public and private content. git-crypt gracefully degrades, so developers without the secret key can still clone and commit to a repository with encrypted files. This lets you store your secret material (such as keys or passwords) in the same repository as your code, without requiring you to lock down your entire repository.

There are three methods to install git-crypt 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 git-crypt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-crypt

Install git-crypt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-crypt

Install git-crypt 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 git-crypt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-crypt

How To Uninstall git-crypt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git-crypt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-crypt

Uninstall git-crypt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-crypt

Remove git-crypt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge git-crypt

Remove git-crypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-crypt

Dependencies

git-crypt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• git-crypt website

Summary

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