How To Install pki-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pki-tools on Kali Linux.
What is pki-tools
pki-tools is:
This package contains PKI executables that can be used to help make Certificate System into a more complete and robust PKI solution.
This package is a part of the PKI Core used by the Certificate System.
There are three methods to install pki-tools 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-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pki-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pki-toolsInstall pki-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pki-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pki-toolsInstall pki-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pki-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pki-toolsHow To Uninstall pki-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pki-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pki-toolsUninstall pki-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pki-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pki-toolsRemove pki-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pki-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pki-toolsRemove pki-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pki-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pki-toolsDependencies
pki-tools have the following dependencies:
- ldap-utils
- libjackson2-annotations-java
- libnss3-tools
- openssl
- p11-kit-modules
- pki-base-java
- python3-pki-base
- libc6
- libldap-2.4-2
- libnspr4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pki-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.