How To Install golang-docker-credential-helpers on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-docker-credential-helpers on Kali Linux.

What is golang-docker-credential-helpers

golang-docker-credential-helpers is:

The docker-credential-helpers package is a suite of programs to use the built-in OS native stores to keep Docker credentials safe.

This package contains the command-line executables.

There are three methods to install golang-docker-credential-helpers 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 golang-docker-credential-helpers Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-docker-credential-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install golang-docker-credential-helpers

Install golang-docker-credential-helpers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-docker-credential-helpers using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golang-docker-credential-helpers

Install golang-docker-credential-helpers 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 golang-docker-credential-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install golang-docker-credential-helpers

How To Uninstall golang-docker-credential-helpers on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the golang-docker-credential-helpers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove golang-docker-credential-helpers

Uninstall golang-docker-credential-helpers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall golang-docker-credential-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-docker-credential-helpers

Remove golang-docker-credential-helpers Configurations and Data

To remove golang-docker-credential-helpers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge golang-docker-credential-helpers

Remove golang-docker-credential-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove golang-docker-credential-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-docker-credential-helpers

Dependencies

golang-docker-credential-helpers have the following dependencies:

• libsecret-1-0
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0

References

• golang-docker-credential-helpers website

Summary

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