How To Install igtf-policy-mics on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-mics on Kali Linux.

What is igtf-policy-mics

igtf-policy-mics is:

The Interoperable Global Trust Federation (IGTF) maintains a common trust base for the benefit of distributed science and research computing infrastructures. It provides a list of accredited trust anchors, with root certificates, certificate revocation list locations, contact information, and signing policies.

This package contains the trust anchors for the MICS (Member Integrated Credential Services) profile. See also: http://www.eugridpma.org/guidelines/MICS/

There are three methods to install igtf-policy-mics 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 igtf-policy-mics Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-mics using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install igtf-policy-mics

Install igtf-policy-mics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-mics using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install igtf-policy-mics

Install igtf-policy-mics 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 igtf-policy-mics using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install igtf-policy-mics

How To Uninstall igtf-policy-mics on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the igtf-policy-mics package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove igtf-policy-mics

Uninstall igtf-policy-mics And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove igtf-policy-mics

Remove igtf-policy-mics Configurations and Data

To remove igtf-policy-mics configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge igtf-policy-mics

Remove igtf-policy-mics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove igtf-policy-mics configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igtf-policy-mics

Dependencies

igtf-policy-mics have the following dependencies:

• debconf

References

• igtf-policy-mics website

Summary

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