How To Install sbsigntool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sbsigntool

sbsigntool is:

This package installs tools which can cryptographically sign EFI binaries and drivers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sbsigntool

Install sbsigntool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sbsigntool

Install sbsigntool 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 sbsigntool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sbsigntool

How To Uninstall sbsigntool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sbsigntool

Uninstall sbsigntool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sbsigntool

Remove sbsigntool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sbsigntool

Remove sbsigntool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sbsigntool

Dependencies

sbsigntool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1
• libuuid1

References

• sbsigntool website

Summary

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