How To Install nss-passwords on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-passwords on Kali Linux.
What is nss-passwords
nss-passwords is:
This program reads passwords from keyrings used by Mozilla products, such as Firefox and Thunderbird. It can run entirely in text mode.
This program works with SQLite-based keyrings (signons.sqlite), used in recent versions of Firefox. Text-based keyrings can be read with pwdecrypt, from libnss3-tools package.
There are three methods to install nss-passwords 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 nss-passwords Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nss-passwords using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nss-passwordsInstall nss-passwords Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nss-passwords using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nss-passwordsInstall nss-passwords 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 nss-passwords using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nss-passwordsHow To Uninstall nss-passwords on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nss-passwords package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nss-passwordsUninstall nss-passwords And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nss-passwords and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nss-passwordsRemove nss-passwords Configurations and Data
To remove nss-passwords configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nss-passwordsRemove nss-passwords configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nss-passwords configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nss-passwordsDependencies
nss-passwords have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-passwords package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.