How To Install easy-rsa on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install easy-rsa on Kali Linux.

What is easy-rsa

easy-rsa is:

This package eases the creation of certificates, for example for openvpn clients.

This was formerly part of the openvpn package.

There are three methods to install easy-rsa 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 easy-rsa Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install easy-rsa

Install easy-rsa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install easy-rsa

Install easy-rsa 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 easy-rsa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install easy-rsa

How To Uninstall easy-rsa on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the easy-rsa package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove easy-rsa

Uninstall easy-rsa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove easy-rsa

Remove easy-rsa Configurations and Data

To remove easy-rsa configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge easy-rsa

Remove easy-rsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge easy-rsa

Dependencies

easy-rsa have the following dependencies:

• openssl

References

• easy-rsa website

Summary

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