How To Install gpgv2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv2 on Kali Linux.

What is gpgv2

gpgv2 is:

GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage. gpgv is a stripped-down version of gpg which is only able to check signatures.

This is a dummy transitional package that provides symlinks from gpgv2 to gpgv.

There are three methods to install gpgv2 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 gpgv2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gpgv2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gpgv2

Install gpgv2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gpgv2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gpgv2

Install gpgv2 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 gpgv2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpgv2

How To Uninstall gpgv2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gpgv2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gpgv2

Uninstall gpgv2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gpgv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpgv2

Remove gpgv2 Configurations and Data

To remove gpgv2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gpgv2

Remove gpgv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gpgv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpgv2

Dependencies

gpgv2 have the following dependencies:

• gpgv

References

• gpgv2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.