How To Install nss-plugin-pem on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-plugin-pem on Kali Linux. nss-plugin-pem is PEM file reader for Network Security Services (NSS)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-plugin-pem on Kali Linux.

What is nss-plugin-pem

nss-plugin-pem is:

This package provides a PEM file reader for Network Security Services (NSS), implemented as a PKCS#11 module.

There are three methods to install nss-plugin-pem 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-plugin-pem Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nss-plugin-pem

Install nss-plugin-pem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nss-plugin-pem using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nss-plugin-pem

Install nss-plugin-pem 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 nss-plugin-pem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nss-plugin-pem

How To Uninstall nss-plugin-pem on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nss-plugin-pem package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nss-plugin-pem

Uninstall nss-plugin-pem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nss-plugin-pem

Remove nss-plugin-pem Configurations and Data

To remove nss-plugin-pem configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nss-plugin-pem

Remove nss-plugin-pem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nss-plugin-pem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nss-plugin-pem

Dependencies

nss-plugin-pem have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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