How To Install libykpiv-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libykpiv-dev
libykpiv-dev is:
The Yubico PIV tool is used for interacting with the Personal Identity Verification Card (PIV) application on a YubiKey. With it you may generate keys on the device, import keys and certificates, create certificate requests, and other operations. A shared library, a PKCS#11 module a command-line tool are included.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libykpiv-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 libykpiv-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libykpiv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libykpiv-devInstall libykpiv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libykpiv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libykpiv-devInstall libykpiv-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 libykpiv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libykpiv-devHow To Uninstall libykpiv-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libykpiv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libykpiv-devUninstall libykpiv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libykpiv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykpiv-devRemove libykpiv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libykpiv-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libykpiv-devRemove libykpiv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libykpiv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykpiv-devDependencies
libykpiv-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.