How To Install goopg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install goopg on Debian 9. goopg is GPG for Chromium GMail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install goopg on Debian 9.

What is goopg

goopg is:

Goopg is a Chromium Native Messaging Host utility for GMail. It allows one to verify and sign emails in GMail web page, using GnuPG. The Chrome ‘goopg’ Extension is also required.

There are three methods to install goopg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install goopg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install goopg

Install goopg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install goopg

Install goopg 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 goopg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goopg

How To Uninstall goopg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove goopg

Uninstall goopg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall goopg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goopg

Remove goopg Configurations and Data

To remove goopg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge goopg

Remove goopg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goopg

Dependencies

goopg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install goopg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.