How To Install pki-console on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pki-console on Kali Linux. pki-console is Certificate System - PKI Console

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pki-console on Kali Linux.

What is pki-console

pki-console is:

Certificate System (CS) is an enterprise software system designed to manage enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployments.

The PKI Console is a java application used to administer CS.

There are three methods to install pki-console 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 pki-console Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pki-console

Install pki-console Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pki-console

Install pki-console 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 pki-console using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pki-console

How To Uninstall pki-console on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pki-console package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pki-console

Uninstall pki-console And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pki-console

Remove pki-console Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pki-console

Remove pki-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pki-console

Dependencies

pki-console have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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