How To Install libksba-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libksba-dev on Kali Linux. libksba-dev is X.509 and CMS support library - development files

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libksba-dev

Install libksba-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libksba-dev

Install 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libksba-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libksba-dev

How 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-dev

Uninstall 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Dependencies

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.