How To Install openssl-unsafe on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-unsafe on Kali Linux.

What is openssl-unsafe

openssl-unsafe is:

This package is part of the OpenSSL project’s implementation of the SSL and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the Internet.

It contains the general-purpose command line binary /usr/bin/openssl, useful for cryptographic operations such as:

• creating RSA, DH, and DSA key parameters;
• creating X.509 certificates, CSRs, and CRLs;
• calculating message digests;
• encrypting and decrypting with ciphers;
• testing SSL/TLS clients and servers;
• handling S/MIME signed or encrypted mail.

There are three methods to install openssl-unsafe 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 openssl-unsafe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openssl-unsafe

Install openssl-unsafe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openssl-unsafe

Install openssl-unsafe 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 openssl-unsafe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openssl-unsafe

How To Uninstall openssl-unsafe on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openssl-unsafe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openssl-unsafe

Uninstall openssl-unsafe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openssl-unsafe

Remove openssl-unsafe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openssl-unsafe

Remove openssl-unsafe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openssl-unsafe

Dependencies

openssl-unsafe have the following dependencies:

• libunsafessl1.0.2
• libc6

References

• openssl-unsafe website

Summary

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