How To Install python3-signedjson on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-signedjson on Kali Linux. python3-signedjson is sign JSON with Ed25519 signatures in Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-signedjson

python3-signedjson is:

A module to sign JSON objects with ED25519 signatures.

  • More than one entity can sign the same object.
  • Each entity can sign the object with more than one key making it easier to rotate keys
  • ED25519 can be replaced with a different algorithm.
  • Unprotected data can be added to the object under the “unsigned” key.

This package is for Python 3 only.

There are three methods to install python3-signedjson 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-signedjson 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-signedjson using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-signedjson

Install python3-signedjson Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-signedjson

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-signedjson

How To Uninstall python3-signedjson on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-signedjson

Uninstall python3-signedjson And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-signedjson

Remove python3-signedjson Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-signedjson

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-signedjson have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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