How To Install libsofthsm2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofthsm2-dev on Kali Linux. libsofthsm2-dev is cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofthsm2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsofthsm2-dev

libsofthsm2-dev is:

OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.

SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.

This package contains development library. You will need external PKCS#11 header files.

There are three methods to install libsofthsm2-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 libsofthsm2-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 libsofthsm2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsofthsm2-dev

Install libsofthsm2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsofthsm2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsofthsm2-dev

Install libsofthsm2-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 libsofthsm2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsofthsm2-dev

How To Uninstall libsofthsm2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsofthsm2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsofthsm2-dev

Uninstall libsofthsm2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsofthsm2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsofthsm2-dev

Remove libsofthsm2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsofthsm2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsofthsm2-dev

Remove libsofthsm2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsofthsm2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsofthsm2-dev

Dependencies

libsofthsm2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofthsm2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.