How To Install libnitrokey-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnitrokey-common on Kali Linux.

What is libnitrokey-common

libnitrokey-common is:

library to communicate with Nitrokey Pro and Storage devices in a clean and easy manner. Written in C++14, testable with py.test and Catch frameworks, with C API, Python access.

Architecture independent files

There are three methods to install libnitrokey-common 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 libnitrokey-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnitrokey-common

Install libnitrokey-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnitrokey-common

Install libnitrokey-common 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 libnitrokey-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnitrokey-common

How To Uninstall libnitrokey-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnitrokey-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnitrokey-common

Uninstall libnitrokey-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnitrokey-common

Remove libnitrokey-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnitrokey-common

Remove libnitrokey-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnitrokey-common

Dependencies

libnitrokey-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libnitrokey-common website

Summary

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