How To Install gpgv1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv1 on Debian 9.
What is gpgv1
gpgv1 is:
GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage.
gpgv is a stripped-down version of gnupg which is only able to check signatures. It is smaller than the full-blown gnupg and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used to make the signature are trustworthy.
gpgv1 is the “classic” version of gpgv. It does not support as many cryptographic primitives as the modern version, so there are signatures it cannot verify. Please use the “gpgv” package instead where possible.
There are three methods to install gpgv1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gpgv1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpgv1
Install gpgv1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpgv1
Install gpgv1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpgv1
How To Uninstall gpgv1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gpgv1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpgv1
Uninstall gpgv1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpgv1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpgv1
Remove gpgv1 Configurations and Data
To remove gpgv1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpgv1
Remove gpgv1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpgv1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpgv1
Dependencies
gpgv1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
