How To Install softhsm-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm-common on Kali Linux.

What is softhsm-common

softhsm-common is:

SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.

This is a transitional package and can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install softhsm-common 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 softhsm-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install softhsm-common

Install softhsm-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install softhsm-common

Install softhsm-common 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 softhsm-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install softhsm-common

How To Uninstall softhsm-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the softhsm-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove softhsm-common

Uninstall softhsm-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove softhsm-common

Remove softhsm-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge softhsm-common

Remove softhsm-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge softhsm-common

Dependencies

softhsm-common have the following dependencies:

• softhsm2-common

References

• softhsm-common website

Summary

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