How To Install libsecrecy-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecrecy-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsecrecy-dev
libsecrecy-dev is:
libsecrecy is a header only C++ library implementing an encrypted file format based on GCM (Galois Counter Mode) and AES128 or AES256.
It uses nettle routines for file encryption and decryption via GCM using AES128 or AES256 as cipher function and gpgme for key storage.
While encryption is currently only supported in a streaming fashion, decryption allows random access in the encrypted file due to independently encoded subunits.
There are three methods to install libsecrecy-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 libsecrecy-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsecrecy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsecrecy-devInstall libsecrecy-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsecrecy-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsecrecy-devInstall libsecrecy-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 libsecrecy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsecrecy-devHow To Uninstall libsecrecy-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsecrecy-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsecrecy-devUninstall libsecrecy-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsecrecy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsecrecy-devRemove libsecrecy-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsecrecy-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsecrecy-devRemove libsecrecy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsecrecy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsecrecy-devDependencies
libsecrecy-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecrecy-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
