How to Install and Uninstall keychain Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "keychain" package

This guide let you learn how to install keychain on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                keychain
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "keychain" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall keychain on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                keychain
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the keychain package on Kali Linux

Package: keychain
Version: 2.8.5-4
Installed-Size: 82
Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Architecture: all
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client
Suggests: gpg-agent, ssh-askpass
Size: 37340
SHA256: 2302a00888f8d227b4f6c0183e97ddcfa2d7367fc3bec7711715bb900da49b94
SHA1: 2e5daa06a1933b848edb90dc799b516a23e6cb96
MD5sum: ade7b47c4dbefca1f66afc1cc408dd43
Description: key manager for OpenSSH
Keychain is an OpenSSH key manager, typically run from ~/.bash_profile. When
keychain is run, it checks for a running ssh-agent, otherwise it starts one.
It saves the ssh-agent environment variables to ~/.keychain/\$\{HOSTNAME\}-sh,
so that subsequent logins and non-interactive shells such as cron jobs can
source the file and make passwordless ssh connections. In addition, when
keychain runs, it verifies that the key files specified on the command-line
are known to ssh-agent, otherwise it loads them, prompting you for a password
if necessary.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.funtoo.org/Keychain
Tag: implemented-in::shell, interface::daemon, network::server,
protocol::ssh, role::program, security::cryptography, use::login
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/keychain/keychain_2.8.5-4_all.deb