How To Install xmlsec1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1 on Kali Linux. xmlsec1 is XML security command line processor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1 on Kali Linux.

What is xmlsec1

xmlsec1 is:

Xmlsec is a command line tool for signature and encryption transformations of XML data. It is part of the XML Security Library.

There are three methods to install xmlsec1 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 xmlsec1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xmlsec1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xmlsec1

Install xmlsec1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xmlsec1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xmlsec1

Install xmlsec1 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 xmlsec1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmlsec1

How To Uninstall xmlsec1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xmlsec1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xmlsec1

Uninstall xmlsec1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xmlsec1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmlsec1

Remove xmlsec1 Configurations and Data

To remove xmlsec1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xmlsec1

Remove xmlsec1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xmlsec1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmlsec1

Dependencies

xmlsec1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.