How To Install gpgv1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv1 on Kali Linux.

What is gpgv1

gpgv1 is:

GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage.

gpgv is a stripped-down version of gnupg which is only able to check signatures. It is smaller than the full-blown gnupg and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used to make the signature are trustworthy.

gpgv1 is the “classic” version of gpgv. It does not support as many cryptographic primitives as the modern version, so there are signatures it cannot verify. Please use the “gpgv” package instead where possible.

There are three methods to install gpgv1 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 gpgv1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gpgv1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gpgv1

Install gpgv1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gpgv1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gpgv1

Install gpgv1 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 gpgv1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpgv1

How To Uninstall gpgv1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gpgv1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gpgv1

Uninstall gpgv1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gpgv1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpgv1

Remove gpgv1 Configurations and Data

To remove gpgv1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gpgv1

Remove gpgv1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gpgv1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpgv1

Dependencies

gpgv1 have the following dependencies:

• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• gpgv1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.