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.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install p11-kit

Install p11-kit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install p11-kit

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.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install p11-kit

How To Uninstall p11-kit on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the p11-kit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove p11-kit

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:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove p11-kit

Remove p11-kit Configurations and Data

To remove p11-kit configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge p11-kit

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:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge p11-kit

Dependencies

p11-kit have the following dependencies:

• p11-kit-modules
• libc6
• libp11-kit0
• libtasn1-6

References

• p11-kit website

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.