How To Install gpg-wks-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpg-wks-server on Kali Linux.
What is gpg-wks-server
gpg-wks-server 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 RFC4880.
This package provides the GnuPG server for the Web Key Service protocol.
A Web Key Service is a service that allows users to upload keys per mail to be verified over https as described in https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-koch-openpgp-webkey-service
For more information see: https://wiki.gnupg.org/WKS
There are three methods to install gpg-wks-server 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 gpg-wks-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpg-wks-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpg-wks-serverInstall gpg-wks-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpg-wks-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpg-wks-serverInstall gpg-wks-server 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpg-wks-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpg-wks-serverHow To Uninstall gpg-wks-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gpg-wks-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpg-wks-serverUninstall gpg-wks-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpg-wks-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpg-wks-serverRemove gpg-wks-server Configurations and Data
To remove gpg-wks-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpg-wks-serverRemove gpg-wks-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpg-wks-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpg-wks-serverDependencies
gpg-wks-server have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpg-wks-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.