How To Install python3-hkdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hkdf on Kali Linux. python3-hkdf is HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function (HKDF)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hkdf on Kali Linux.

What is python3-hkdf

python3-hkdf is:

This module implements the HMAC Key Derivation function, defined at http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-krawczyk-hkdf-01

There are two interfaces: a functional interface, with separate extract and expand functions as defined in the draft RFC, and a wrapper class for these functions.

There are three methods to install python3-hkdf 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 python3-hkdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-hkdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-hkdf

Install python3-hkdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-hkdf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-hkdf

Install python3-hkdf 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 python3-hkdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-hkdf

How To Uninstall python3-hkdf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-hkdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-hkdf

Uninstall python3-hkdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-hkdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hkdf

Remove python3-hkdf Configurations and Data

To remove python3-hkdf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hkdf

Remove python3-hkdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-hkdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hkdf

Dependencies

python3-hkdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hkdf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.