Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install credential-sheets on Kali Linux.
What is credential-sheets
credential-sheets is:
After mass import of user accounts (e.g. into LDAP) most site
administrators have to create information sheets (or snippets)
containing those new credentials (like username, password, policy of
usage, etc.).
With this tiny tool, providing these pieces of information to multiple
users, becomes really simple. Account data is taken from a CSV file and
the sheets are output as PDF using easily configurable LaTeX template
files.
There are three methods to install credential-sheets 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 credential-sheets Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install credential-sheets using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install credential-sheetsInstall credential-sheets Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install credential-sheets using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install credential-sheetsInstall credential-sheets 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 credential-sheets using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install credential-sheets
How To Uninstall credential-sheets on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the credential-sheets package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove credential-sheets
Uninstall credential-sheets And Its Dependencies
To uninstall credential-sheets and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove credential-sheets
Remove credential-sheets Configurations and Data
To remove credential-sheets configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge credential-sheets
Remove credential-sheets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove credential-sheets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge credential-sheets
Dependencies
credential-sheets have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install credential-sheets package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
