How To Install voms-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install voms-dev on Kali Linux. voms-dev is Virtual Organization Membership Service C++ API Development Files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install voms-dev on Kali Linux.

What is voms-dev

voms-dev is:

The Virtual Organization Membership Service (VOMS) is an attribute authority which serves as central repository for VO user authorization information, providing support for sorting users into group hierarchies, keeping track of their roles and other attributes in order to issue trusted attribute certificates and SAML assertions used in the Grid environment for authorization purposes.

This package provides header files for programming with the VOMS libraries.

There are three methods to install voms-dev 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 voms-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install voms-dev

Install voms-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install voms-dev

Install voms-dev 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 voms-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install voms-dev

How To Uninstall voms-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the voms-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove voms-dev

Uninstall voms-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove voms-dev

Remove voms-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge voms-dev

Remove voms-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge voms-dev

Dependencies

voms-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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