How To Install gnupg1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg1 on Kali Linux. gnupg1 is GNU privacy guard - a PGP implementation (deprecated classic version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg1 on Kali Linux.

What is gnupg1

gnupg1 is:

GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC 4880.

The gnupg1 package provides GnuPG 1.4, the “classic” standalone, non-modularized version. It is provided mainly for people with the need to use archaic cryptographic objects like PGPv3 keys to access archived messages. It does not support more recent cryptographic primitives like ECDSA or EdDSA. Please use the gnupg package instead unless you know for sure that you need gnupg1.

There are three methods to install gnupg1 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 gnupg1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnupg1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnupg1

Install gnupg1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnupg1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnupg1

Install gnupg1 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 gnupg1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnupg1

How To Uninstall gnupg1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnupg1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnupg1

Uninstall gnupg1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnupg1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnupg1

Remove gnupg1 Configurations and Data

To remove gnupg1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnupg1

Remove gnupg1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnupg1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnupg1

Dependencies

gnupg1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.