How To Install yapet on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is yapet

yapet is:

Yapet is a curses based password encryption tool using the Blowfish encryption algorithm to store password records encrypted on disk. Its primary aim is to provide a safe way to store passwords in a file on disk while having a small footprint.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yapet

Install yapet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yapet

Install yapet 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 yapet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yapet

How To Uninstall yapet on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yapet

Uninstall yapet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yapet

Remove yapet Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yapet

Remove yapet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yapet

Dependencies

yapet have the following dependencies:

• libargon2-1
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libncursesw6
• libssl1.1
• libstdc++6
• libtinfo6

References

• yapet website

Summary

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