How To Install debsigs on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debsigs on Debian 11.
What is debsigs
debsigs is:
debsigs is a package that allows GPG signatures to be embedded inside Debian packages. These signatures can later be verified by package retrieval and installation tools to ensure the authenticity of the contents of the package.
There are three methods to install debsigs on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debsigs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debsigs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debsigs
Install debsigs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debsigs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debsigs
Install debsigs 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 debsigs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debsigs
How To Uninstall debsigs on Debian 11
To uninstall only the debsigs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debsigs
Uninstall debsigs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debsigs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debsigs
Remove debsigs Configurations and Data
To remove debsigs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debsigs
Remove debsigs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debsigs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debsigs
Dependencies
debsigs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debsigs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
