How To Install ima-evm-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ima-evm-utils on Kali Linux.
What is ima-evm-utils
ima-evm-utils is:
The package provides the Linux Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) Extended Verification Module (EVM) tools.
With EVM, the security sensitive extended attributes are verified against offline tampering.
There are three methods to install ima-evm-utils 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 ima-evm-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ima-evm-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ima-evm-utilsInstall ima-evm-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ima-evm-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ima-evm-utilsInstall ima-evm-utils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ima-evm-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ima-evm-utilsHow To Uninstall ima-evm-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ima-evm-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ima-evm-utilsUninstall ima-evm-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ima-evm-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ima-evm-utilsRemove ima-evm-utils Configurations and Data
To remove ima-evm-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ima-evm-utilsRemove ima-evm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ima-evm-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ima-evm-utilsDependencies
ima-evm-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ima-evm-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.