How To Install p11-kit on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install p11-kit
on Kali Linux.
What is p11-kit
p11-kit is:
The p11-kit library provides a way to load and enumerate Public-Key Cryptography Standard #11 modules, along with a standard configuration setup for installing PKCS#11 modules so that they’re discoverable. It also solves problems with coordinating the use of PKCS#11 by different components or libraries living in the same process.
This package contains the p11-kit tool for listing PKCS#11 modules.
There are three methods to install p11-kit
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 p11-kit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install p11-kit Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit
using apt
by running the following command:
Install p11-kit 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.
After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall p11-kit on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the p11-kit
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall p11-kit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall p11-kit
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove p11-kit Configurations and Data
To remove p11-kit
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove p11-kit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove p11-kit
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
p11-kit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install p11-kit
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.