How To Install libcryptx-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libcryptx-perl

libcryptx-perl is:

CryptX is a self-contained cryptgraphico toolkit based on https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt. It provides cyphers, block cipher modes, authenticated encryption modes, hash functions, message authentication codes, public key cryptography, cryptographically secure random number generators, key derivation functions.

There are three methods to install libcryptx-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 libcryptx-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 libcryptx-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcryptx-perl

Install libcryptx-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcryptx-perl

Install libcryptx-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 libcryptx-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcryptx-perl

How To Uninstall libcryptx-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcryptx-perl

Uninstall libcryptx-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptx-perl

Remove libcryptx-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptx-perl

Remove libcryptx-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptx-perl

Dependencies

libcryptx-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6

References

• libcryptx-perl website

Summary

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