How To Install libgck-1-0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgck-1-0 on Kali Linux. libgck-1-0 is Glib wrapper library for PKCS#11 - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgck-1-0 on Kali Linux.

What is libgck-1-0

libgck-1-0 is:

GCK is a wrapper based on GLib implementing the PKCS#11 (Cryptoki) interface.

This package contains the shared libraries needed to run programs built against the GCK library.

There are three methods to install libgck-1-0 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 libgck-1-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgck-1-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgck-1-0

Install libgck-1-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgck-1-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgck-1-0

Install libgck-1-0 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 libgck-1-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgck-1-0

How To Uninstall libgck-1-0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgck-1-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgck-1-0

Uninstall libgck-1-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgck-1-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgck-1-0

Remove libgck-1-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgck-1-0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgck-1-0

Remove libgck-1-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgck-1-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgck-1-0

Dependencies

libgck-1-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgck-1-0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.