How To Install xml-security-c-utils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-security-c-utils on Kali Linux.

What is xml-security-c-utils

xml-security-c-utils is:

Apache XML Security for C++ is a library for the XML Digital Security specification. It provides processing and handling of XML Key Management Specifications (XKMS) messages.

This package contains the Apache XML Security for C++ utilities, which support signing and verifying XML files from the command line among other operations.

There are three methods to install xml-security-c-utils 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 xml-security-c-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xml-security-c-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xml-security-c-utils

Install xml-security-c-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xml-security-c-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xml-security-c-utils

Install xml-security-c-utils 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 xml-security-c-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xml-security-c-utils

How To Uninstall xml-security-c-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xml-security-c-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xml-security-c-utils

Uninstall xml-security-c-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xml-security-c-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xml-security-c-utils

Remove xml-security-c-utils Configurations and Data

To remove xml-security-c-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xml-security-c-utils

Remove xml-security-c-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xml-security-c-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xml-security-c-utils

Dependencies

xml-security-c-utils have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libssl1.1
• libstdc++6
• libxalan-c112
• libxerces-c3.2
• libxml-security-c20

References

• xml-security-c-utils website

Summary

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