How To Install libsecret-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecret-tools on Kali Linux.
What is libsecret-tools
libsecret-tools is:
This package provides a command line tool using libsecret to access the freedesktop.org Secret Service API. This can be used to store and retrieve passwords for desktop applications.
There are three methods to install libsecret-tools 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 libsecret-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsecret-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsecret-toolsInstall libsecret-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsecret-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsecret-toolsInstall libsecret-tools 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 libsecret-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsecret-toolsHow To Uninstall libsecret-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsecret-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsecret-toolsUninstall libsecret-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsecret-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsecret-toolsRemove libsecret-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libsecret-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsecret-toolsRemove libsecret-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsecret-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsecret-toolsDependencies
libsecret-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecret-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.