How To Install tboot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tboot on Kali Linux. tboot is module for a measured and verified launch of an OS kernel/VMM

Introduction

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

What is tboot

tboot is:

Trusted Boot (tboot) is an open source, pre-kernel/VMM module that uses Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology (Intel(R) TXT) to perform a measured and verified launch of an OS kernel/VMM.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tboot

Install tboot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tboot

Install tboot 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 tboot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tboot

How To Uninstall tboot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tboot

Uninstall tboot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tboot

Remove tboot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tboot

Remove tboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tboot

Dependencies

tboot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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