How To Install ksshaskpass on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ksshaskpass

ksshaskpass is:

A front-end for ssh-add which stores the password of the ssh-key in KWallet.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ksshaskpass

Install ksshaskpass Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ksshaskpass

Install ksshaskpass 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 ksshaskpass using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ksshaskpass

How To Uninstall ksshaskpass on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ksshaskpass

Uninstall ksshaskpass And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ksshaskpass

Remove ksshaskpass Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ksshaskpass

Remove ksshaskpass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ksshaskpass

Dependencies

ksshaskpass have the following dependencies:

• openssh-client
• libc6
• libkf5coreaddons5
• libkf5i18n5
• libkf5wallet-bin
• libkf5wallet5
• libkf5widgetsaddons5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• ksshaskpass website

Summary

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