How To Install gpgconf on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgconf on Debian 11.
What is gpgconf
gpgconf is:
GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage.
This package contains core utilities used by different tools in the suite offered by GnuPG. It can be used to programmatically edit config files for tools in the GnuPG suite, to launch or terminate per-user daemons (if installed), etc.
There are three methods to install gpgconf on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gpgconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpgconf
Install gpgconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpgconf
Install gpgconf 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 gpgconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpgconf
How To Uninstall gpgconf on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gpgconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpgconf
Uninstall gpgconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpgconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpgconf
Remove gpgconf Configurations and Data
To remove gpgconf configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpgconf
Remove gpgconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpgconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpgconf
Dependencies
gpgconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgconf package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.