How To Install libshibsp-plugins on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp-plugins on Kali Linux. libshibsp-plugins is Federated web single sign-on system (plugins)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp-plugins on Kali Linux.

What is libshibsp-plugins

libshibsp-plugins is:

The Shibboleth System is a standards based software package for web single sign-on across or within organizational boundaries. It supports authorization and attribute exchange using the OASIS SAML 2.0 protocol. Shibboleth allows sites to make informed authorization decisions for individual access of protected online resources while allowing users to establish their identities with their local authentication systems.

This package contains plugins for the Shibboleth SP library.

There are three methods to install libshibsp-plugins 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 libshibsp-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libshibsp-plugins

Install libshibsp-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libshibsp-plugins

Install libshibsp-plugins 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 libshibsp-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshibsp-plugins

How To Uninstall libshibsp-plugins on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libshibsp-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshibsp-plugins

Uninstall libshibsp-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibsp-plugins

Remove libshibsp-plugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libshibsp-plugins

Remove libshibsp-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshibsp-plugins

Dependencies

libshibsp-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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