How to Install and Uninstall openssl Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "openssl" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall openssl on Kali Linux:


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

Package: openssl
Version: 3.1.5-1
Installed-Size: 2111
Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.9)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Size: 1241420
SHA256: 25ddf27d11122f92713783e2239c31bb9abb8665d3f52417b26b71b090269941
SHA1: 4c9953d2352178dd0f62dd0681ec09906511c719
MD5sum: a5b5179b8f22cd14d402cbf6a8b8f2ad
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
This package is part of the OpenSSL project's implementation of the SSL
and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the
Internet.
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It contains the general-purpose command line binary /usr/bin/openssl,
useful for cryptographic operations such as:
* creating RSA, DH, and DSA key parameters;
* creating X.509 certificates, CSRs, and CRLs;
* calculating message digests;
* encrypting and decrypting with ciphers;
* testing SSL/TLS clients and servers;
* handling S/MIME signed or encrypted mail.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, protocol::ssl, role::program,
scope::utility, security::cryptography, security::integrity,
use::checking
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_3.1.5-1_amd64.deb