How To Install libpgp-sign-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgp-sign-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpgp-sign-perl
libpgp-sign-perl is:
PGP::Sign creates and checks detached PGP signatures for textual data using GnuPG. Other PGP implementations are also supported with run-time configuration. Secret key passphrases are passed via a pipe, and no temporary files are required for signature generation (but are for signature verification).
There are three methods to install libpgp-sign-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpgp-sign-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgp-sign-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpgp-sign-perl
Install libpgp-sign-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgp-sign-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpgp-sign-perl
Install libpgp-sign-perl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgp-sign-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpgp-sign-perl
How To Uninstall libpgp-sign-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpgp-sign-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpgp-sign-perl
Uninstall libpgp-sign-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpgp-sign-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgp-sign-perl
Remove libpgp-sign-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpgp-sign-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpgp-sign-perl
Remove libpgp-sign-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpgp-sign-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgp-sign-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgp-sign-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
