How To Install login-duo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install login-duo on Kali Linux. login-duo is login wrapper for Duo Security two-factor authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install login-duo on Kali Linux.

What is login-duo

login-duo is:

This provides the login wrapper needed to interact with the Duo Security API for handling out-of-band two-factor authentication, mostly designed to be used along with global OpenSSH server configurations. Also includes manpage and configuration.

There are three methods to install login-duo 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 login-duo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install login-duo

Install login-duo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install login-duo

Install login-duo 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 login-duo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install login-duo

How To Uninstall login-duo on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the login-duo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove login-duo

Uninstall login-duo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove login-duo

Remove login-duo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge login-duo

Remove login-duo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge login-duo

Dependencies

login-duo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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