How To Install softhsm2-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm2-common on Kali Linux. softhsm2-common is cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm2-common on Kali Linux.

What is softhsm2-common

softhsm2-common is:

OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.

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

This package contains common files shared between enforcer and signer.

There are three methods to install softhsm2-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 softhsm2-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 softhsm2-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install softhsm2-common

Install softhsm2-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install softhsm2-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install softhsm2-common

Install softhsm2-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 softhsm2-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install softhsm2-common

How To Uninstall softhsm2-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the softhsm2-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove softhsm2-common

Uninstall softhsm2-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall softhsm2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove softhsm2-common

Remove softhsm2-common Configurations and Data

To remove softhsm2-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge softhsm2-common

Remove softhsm2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove softhsm2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge softhsm2-common

Dependencies

softhsm2-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm2-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.