How To Install lego on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lego on Kali Linux. lego is Lets Encrypt client

Introduction

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

What is lego

lego is:

Let’s Encrypt client written in Go.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lego

Install lego Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lego

Install lego 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 lego using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lego

How To Uninstall lego on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lego

Uninstall lego And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lego

Remove lego Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lego

Remove lego configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lego

Dependencies

lego have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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