How To Install libhsm-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhsm-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libhsm-bin

libhsm-bin is:

OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.

Support library for interfacing PKCS#11 compatible Hardware Security Modules (HSM). This library allows programs to use cryptografic secure storages for keying material such as softhsm2 (HSM implemented in software), SCA6000, Aladdin eToken, OpenSC, nCipher or AEP Keyper.

This package contains command line tools.

There are three methods to install libhsm-bin 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 libhsm-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhsm-bin

Install libhsm-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhsm-bin

Install libhsm-bin 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 libhsm-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhsm-bin

How To Uninstall libhsm-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhsm-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhsm-bin

Uninstall libhsm-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhsm-bin

Remove libhsm-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhsm-bin

Remove libhsm-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhsm-bin

Dependencies

libhsm-bin have the following dependencies:

• opendnssec-common

References

• libhsm-bin website

Summary

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