How To Install kxgencert on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install kxgencert on Debian 11. kxgencert is Key exchange daemon – certificate generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kxgencert on Debian 11.

What is kxgencert

kxgencert is:

kxd is a key exchange daemon, which serves blobs of data (keys) over https.

It can be used to get keys remotely instead of using local storage. The main use case is to get keys to open dm-crypt devices automatically, without having to store them on the local machine.

This package provides a certificate generator, for convenience when setting up the client and server.

There are three methods to install kxgencert 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 kxgencert Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kxgencert using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kxgencert

Install kxgencert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kxgencert using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kxgencert

Install kxgencert 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 kxgencert using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kxgencert

How To Uninstall kxgencert on Debian 11

To uninstall only the kxgencert package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kxgencert

Uninstall kxgencert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kxgencert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kxgencert

Remove kxgencert Configurations and Data

To remove kxgencert configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kxgencert

Remove kxgencert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kxgencert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kxgencert

Dependencies

kxgencert have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kxgencert package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.