How to Install and Uninstall pskctool Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "pskctool" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pskctool on Kali Linux:


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

Package: pskctool
Source: oath-toolkit
Version: 2.6.11-2
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: OATH Toolkit Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpskc0 (>= 2.6.4)
Size: 29248
SHA256: 277658baac85c56d099bacc9dc02872bd5b7fba8222932daa0d81fb3ae34b89c
SHA1: 8c8d2e5f58099b2fe0f00253eb8b0a0190074345
MD5sum: 77d745a56ec239b0a87ae5ba9aa625b5
Description: OATH Toolkit pskctool command line tool
OATH Toolkit provide components to build one-time password
authentication systems. It contains shared C libraries, command line
tools and a PAM module. Supported technologies include the
event-based HOTP algorithm (RFC 4226), the time-based TOTP algorithm
(RFC 6238), and Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC, RFC 6030) to
manage secret key data. OATH stands for Open AuTHentication, which is
the organization that specify the algorithms.
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This package contains the OATH Toolkit "pskctool" command line tool.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/oath-toolkit/pskctool_2.6.11-2_amd64.deb