How To Install pesign on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pesign on Kali Linux. pesign is Signing utility for UEFI binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pesign on Kali Linux.

What is pesign

pesign is:

This package contains the pesign utility for signing UEFI binaries (PE-COFF format) as well as other associated tools. It is meant to follow the PE and Authenticode specifications. It is analogous to the tool described at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8s9b9yaz%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

There are three methods to install pesign 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 pesign Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pesign

Install pesign Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pesign using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pesign

Install pesign 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 pesign using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pesign

How To Uninstall pesign on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pesign package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pesign

Uninstall pesign And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pesign

Remove pesign Configurations and Data

To remove pesign configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pesign

Remove pesign configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pesign

Dependencies

pesign have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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