How To Install voms-mysql-plugin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install voms-mysql-plugin on Kali Linux. voms-mysql-plugin is VOMS server plugin for MySQL

Introduction

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

What is voms-mysql-plugin

voms-mysql-plugin 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 offers the MySQL implementation for the VOMS server.

There are three methods to install voms-mysql-plugin 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-mysql-plugin 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-mysql-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install voms-mysql-plugin

Install voms-mysql-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install voms-mysql-plugin

Install voms-mysql-plugin 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-mysql-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install voms-mysql-plugin

How To Uninstall voms-mysql-plugin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove voms-mysql-plugin

Uninstall voms-mysql-plugin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove voms-mysql-plugin

Remove voms-mysql-plugin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge voms-mysql-plugin

Remove voms-mysql-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge voms-mysql-plugin

Dependencies

voms-mysql-plugin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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