How To Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy on Kali Linux.

What is gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy is:

gnupg-pkcs11-scd is a drop-in replacement for the smart-card daemon (scd) shipped with GnuPG. The daemon interfaces to smart-cards by using RSA Security Inc. PKCS#11 Cryptographic Token Interface (Cryptoki).

The daemon is a proxy into gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy-server which can be run within different security context to load the gnupg-pkcs11-scd smart-card daemon.

There are three methods to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy 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 gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy 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 gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

How To Uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

Uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

Remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

Remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy

Dependencies

gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• adduser

References

• gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd-proxy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.