How To Install ykls on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykls on Kali Linux. ykls is Utility for listing connected Yubikeys

Introduction

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

What is ykls

ykls is:

ykls is a utility for listing connected Yubikeys, along with some relevant information, such as enabled modes, firmware version, serial number, identities present in the various key slots, …

For example: $ ykls Reader: Yubico YubiKey FIDO+CCID 00 00 Version: 4.3.7 Serial: 6447364 Slot Authentication (9a): [email protected]

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ykls

Install ykls Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ykls

Install ykls 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 ykls using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ykls

How To Uninstall ykls on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ykls

Uninstall ykls And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ykls

Remove ykls Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ykls

Remove ykls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ykls

Dependencies

ykls have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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