How To Install debian-keyring on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-keyring on Debian 10.
What is debian-keyring
debian-keyring is:
The Debian project wants developers to digitally sign the announcements of their packages with GnuPG, to protect against forgeries. This package contains keyrings of GnuPG and keys of Debian Developers (uploading and non-uploading), as well as of Debian Maintainers.
Do note that, although this package is provided for convenience, it is not necessarily kept updated with the latest changes; the authoritative source for keyring information is publicly accessible via rsync at:
keyring.debian.org::keyrings/keyrings/
Finally, the following Git repository is usually kept up to date with the public authoritative data:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian-keyring/keyring.git
There are three methods to install debian-keyring on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debian-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 debian-keyring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-keyring
Install debian-keyring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-keyring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-keyring
Install debian-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 debian-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-keyring
How To Uninstall debian-keyring on Debian 10
To uninstall only the debian-keyring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-keyring
Uninstall debian-keyring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-keyring
Remove debian-keyring Configurations and Data
To remove debian-keyring configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-keyring
Remove debian-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-keyring
Dependencies
debian-keyring have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-keyring package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.