How To Install scute on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scute on Kali Linux. scute is OpenPGP smartcard plugin for Mozilla Network Security Services

Introduction

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

What is scute

scute is:

Scute is a PKCS #11 implementation for the GnuPG Agent using the GnuPG Smart Card Daemon which enables you to use your OpenPGP smart card for client authentication with SSL in Mozilla.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scute

Install scute Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scute

Install scute 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 scute using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scute

How To Uninstall scute on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scute

Uninstall scute And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scute

Remove scute Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scute

Remove scute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scute

Dependencies

scute have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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