How To Install ecryptfs-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils on Kali Linux. ecryptfs-utils is ecryptfs cryptographic filesystem (utilities)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils on Kali Linux.

What is ecryptfs-utils

ecryptfs-utils is:

eCryptfs is a POSIX-compliant enterprise-class stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.

It provides advanced key management and policy features. eCryptfs stores cryptographic metadata in the header of each file written, so that encrypted files can be copied between hosts; the file will be decryptable with the proper key, and there is no need to keep track of any additional information aside from what is already in the encrypted file itself. Think of eCryptfs as a sort of “gnupgfs”.

eCryptfs is a native Linux filesystem. The kernel module component of eCryptfs is part of the Linux kernel since 2.6.19.

This package contains the userland utilities.

There are three methods to install ecryptfs-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 ecryptfs-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 ecryptfs-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ecryptfs-utils

Install ecryptfs-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ecryptfs-utils

Install ecryptfs-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 ecryptfs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ecryptfs-utils

How To Uninstall ecryptfs-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ecryptfs-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ecryptfs-utils

Uninstall ecryptfs-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecryptfs-utils

Remove ecryptfs-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ecryptfs-utils

Remove ecryptfs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecryptfs-utils

Dependencies

ecryptfs-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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