How To Install libu2f-udev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-udev on Kali Linux.

What is libu2f-udev

libu2f-udev is:

Libu2f is a package for doing Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) host communication and has functionality for the Registration and Authentication operations.

This package is not necessary anymore, and can be safely removed: since udev v244, U2F devices are autodetected without needing 3rd party udev rules.

There are three methods to install libu2f-udev 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 libu2f-udev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libu2f-udev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libu2f-udev

Install libu2f-udev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libu2f-udev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libu2f-udev

Install libu2f-udev 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 libu2f-udev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libu2f-udev

How To Uninstall libu2f-udev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libu2f-udev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libu2f-udev

Uninstall libu2f-udev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libu2f-udev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libu2f-udev

Remove libu2f-udev Configurations and Data

To remove libu2f-udev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libu2f-udev

Remove libu2f-udev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libu2f-udev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libu2f-udev

Dependencies

libu2f-udev have the following dependencies:

• udev

References

• libu2f-udev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-udev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.