How To Install libykpiv2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv2 on Kali Linux.

What is libykpiv2

libykpiv2 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 run-time shared library. You normally don’t need to install it manually.

There are three methods to install libykpiv2 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 libykpiv2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libykpiv2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libykpiv2

Install libykpiv2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libykpiv2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libykpiv2

Install libykpiv2 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 libykpiv2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libykpiv2

How To Uninstall libykpiv2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libykpiv2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libykpiv2

Uninstall libykpiv2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libykpiv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykpiv2

Remove libykpiv2 Configurations and Data

To remove libykpiv2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libykpiv2

Remove libykpiv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libykpiv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykpiv2

Dependencies

libykpiv2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcsclite1
• libssl1.1

References

• libykpiv2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.