How To Install rnp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rnp on Debian 12.
What is rnp
rnp is:
RNP is a set of cross-platform tools implementing OpenPGP (RFC 4880) and related standards.
This package contains the command-line tool, rnp.
There are three methods to install rnp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rnp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rnp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rnp
Install rnp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rnp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rnp
Install rnp 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 rnp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rnp
How To Uninstall rnp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rnp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rnp
Uninstall rnp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rnp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rnp
Remove rnp Configurations and Data
To remove rnp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rnp
Remove rnp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rnp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rnp
Dependencies
rnp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rnp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
