How To Install u2f-host on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-host on Kali Linux.

What is u2f-host

u2f-host is:

Libu2f is a package for doing Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) host communication and has functionality for the Registration and Authentication operations. The package contains a C library, a command line tool, and documentation.

This is a command line tool to do registration and authentication with a U2F device.

There are three methods to install u2f-host 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 u2f-host Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install u2f-host using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install u2f-host

Install u2f-host Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install u2f-host using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install u2f-host

Install u2f-host 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 u2f-host using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install u2f-host

How To Uninstall u2f-host on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the u2f-host package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove u2f-host

Uninstall u2f-host And Its Dependencies

To uninstall u2f-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove u2f-host

Remove u2f-host Configurations and Data

To remove u2f-host configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge u2f-host

Remove u2f-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove u2f-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u2f-host

Dependencies

u2f-host have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libu2f-host0

References

• u2f-host website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-host package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.