Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apksigner on Kali Linux.
What is apksigner
apksigner is:
apksig is a project which aims to simplify APK signing and checking
whether APK’s signatures should verify on Android. apksig supports
JAR signing (used by Android since day one) and APK Signature Scheme
v2 (supported since Android Nougat, API Level 24).
The key feature of apksig is that it knows about differences in APK
signature verification logic between different versions of the
Android platform. apksig can thus check whether a signed APK is
expected to verify on all Android platform versions supported by the
APK. When signing an APK, apksig will choose the most appropriate
cryptographic algorithms based on the Android platform versions
supported by the APK being signed.
apksigner command-line tool offers two operations:
-
sign the provided APK so that it verifies on all Android platforms
supported by the APK. Run apksigner sign for usage information. -
check whether the provided APK’s signatures are expected to verify
on all Android platforms supported by the APK. Run apksigner verify
for usage information.
The tool determines the range of Android platform versions (API
Levels) supported by the APK by inspecting the APK’s
AndroidManifest.xml. This behavior can be overridden by specifying
the range of platform versions on the command-line.
There are three methods to install apksigner 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 apksigner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apksigner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apksignerInstall apksigner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apksigner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apksigner
Install apksigner 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apksigner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apksignerHow To Uninstall apksigner on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apksigner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apksignerUninstall apksigner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apksigner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apksigner
Remove apksigner Configurations and Data
To remove apksigner configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apksignerRemove apksigner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apksigner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apksignerDependencies
apksigner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apksigner package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
