How To Install keyutils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install keyutils on Kali Linux.

What is keyutils

keyutils is:

Keyutils is a set of utilities for managing the key retention facility in the kernel, which can be used by filesystems, block devices and more to gain and retain the authorization and encryption keys required to perform secure operations.

There are three methods to install keyutils 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 keyutils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install keyutils

Install keyutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install keyutils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install keyutils

Install keyutils 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 keyutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install keyutils

How To Uninstall keyutils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the keyutils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove keyutils

Uninstall keyutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove keyutils

Remove keyutils Configurations and Data

To remove keyutils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge keyutils

Remove keyutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge keyutils

Dependencies

keyutils have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libkeyutils1

References

• keyutils website

Summary

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