How To Install msktutil on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is msktutil

msktutil is:

msktutil is a utility that fetches and manages Kerberos keytabs in a Microsoft Active Directory environment.

It can perform the following functions:

• Create a computer account in Active Directory
• Create a system Kerberos keytab
• Add and remove principals to and from a system keytab
• Change a computer account’s password

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install msktutil

Install msktutil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install msktutil

Install msktutil 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 msktutil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install msktutil

How To Uninstall msktutil on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove msktutil

Uninstall msktutil And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove msktutil

Remove msktutil Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge msktutil

Remove msktutil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msktutil

Dependencies

msktutil have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcom-err2
• libgcc1

References

• msktutil website

Summary

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