How To Install libksba-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libksba-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libksba-dev
libksba-dev is:
KSBA (pronounced Kasbah) is a library to make X.509 certificates as well as the CMS easily accessible by other applications. Both specifications are building blocks of S/MIME and TLS.
KSBA provides these subsystems: ASN.1 Parser, BER Decoder, BER Encoder, Certificate Handling and CMS Handling.
This package contains the development library files.
There are three methods to install libksba-dev 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 libksba-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libksba-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libksba-devInstall libksba-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libksba-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libksba-devInstall libksba-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libksba-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libksba-devHow To Uninstall libksba-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libksba-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libksba-devUninstall libksba-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libksba-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libksba-devRemove libksba-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libksba-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libksba-devRemove libksba-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libksba-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libksba-devDependencies
libksba-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libksba-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.