How To Install heimdal-kdc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdal-kdc on Kali Linux. heimdal-kdc is Heimdal Kerberos - key distribution center (KDC)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdal-kdc on Kali Linux.

What is heimdal-kdc

heimdal-kdc is:

Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.

This package includes the KDC (key distribution center) server, which is designed to run on a secure computer and keeps track of users’ passwords. This is done using the Kerberos protocol in such a way that the server computers do not need to know the passwords.

There are three methods to install heimdal-kdc 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 heimdal-kdc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install heimdal-kdc

Install heimdal-kdc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install heimdal-kdc

Install heimdal-kdc 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 heimdal-kdc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install heimdal-kdc

How To Uninstall heimdal-kdc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the heimdal-kdc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove heimdal-kdc

Uninstall heimdal-kdc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove heimdal-kdc

Remove heimdal-kdc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge heimdal-kdc

Remove heimdal-kdc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge heimdal-kdc

Dependencies

heimdal-kdc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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