How To Install archlinux-keyring on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install archlinux-keyring on Debian 12.
What is archlinux-keyring
archlinux-keyring is:
The archlinux-keyring project holds PGP packet material and tooling (keyringctl) to create the distribution keyring for Arch Linux. The keyring is used by pacman to establish the web of trust for the packagers of the distribution.
The PGP packets describing the main signing keys can be found below the keyring/main directory, while those of the packagers are located below the keyring/packager directory.
There are three methods to install archlinux-keyring 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 archlinux-keyring Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install archlinux-keyring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install archlinux-keyring
Install archlinux-keyring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install archlinux-keyring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install archlinux-keyring
Install archlinux-keyring 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 archlinux-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install archlinux-keyring
How To Uninstall archlinux-keyring on Debian 12
To uninstall only the archlinux-keyring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove archlinux-keyring
Uninstall archlinux-keyring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall archlinux-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove archlinux-keyring
Remove archlinux-keyring Configurations and Data
To remove archlinux-keyring configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge archlinux-keyring
Remove archlinux-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove archlinux-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge archlinux-keyring
Dependencies
archlinux-keyring have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install archlinux-keyring package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
