How To Install debsigs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debsigs on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debsigs

Remove debsigs Configurations and Data

To remove debsigs configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• perl

References

• debsigs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install debsigs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.