How To Install gpgv on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv on Debian 11.
What is gpgv
gpgv is:
GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage.
gpgv is actually a stripped-down version of gpg which is only able to check signatures. It is somewhat smaller than the fully-blown gpg and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used to make the signature are valid. There are no configuration files and only a few options are implemented.
There are three methods to install gpgv 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 gpgv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpgv
Install gpgv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpgv
Install gpgv 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 gpgv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpgv
How To Uninstall gpgv on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gpgv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpgv
Uninstall gpgv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpgv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpgv
Remove gpgv Configurations and Data
To remove gpgv configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpgv
Remove gpgv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpgv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpgv
Dependencies
gpgv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.