How To Install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl is:

PBKDF2 (part of the PKCS#5 standard) is a secure password hashing algorithm that uses the techniques of “key strengthening” to make the complexity of a brute-force attack arbitrarily high. The Crypt::PBKDF2 module supports SHA-1, SHA-2 and SHA-3 as the underlying hash functions natively and can also use arbitrary Digest-compatible classes. It allows for an arbitrary number of iterations of the hashing function, and a nearly unlimited output hash size (up to 2**32 - 1 times the size of the output of the backend hash). The hash is salted, as any password hash should be, and the salt may also be of arbitrary size.

There are three methods to install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl 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 libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

Install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

Install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl 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 libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

How To Uninstall libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

Uninstall libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

Remove libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

Remove libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl

Dependencies

libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl have the following dependencies:

• libdigest-hmac-perl
• libdigest-sha3-perl
• libmodule-runtime-perl
• libmoo-perl
• libnamespace-autoclean-perl
• libstrictures-perl
• libtry-tiny-perl
• libtype-tiny-perl
• perl

References

• libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypt-pbkdf2-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.