How To Install mobian-archive-keyring on Debian 12

Learn how to install mobian-archive-keyring on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mobian-archive-keyring is OpenPGP keys for the Mobian package archive

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobian-archive-keyring on Debian 12.

What is mobian-archive-keyring

mobian-archive-keyring is:

Mobian is a Debian blend targetting mobile devices, such as phones and tablets. It provides a package repository containing packages not ready (yet) to be uploaded to Debian, including (but not limited to):

  • Kernel packages with downstream patches for improved hardware support
  • Patched Debian packages improving usability on small displays
  • Device support (meta)packages and per-device configuration tweaks

This package provides the OpenPGP public key(s) used to sign the Mobian package archive.

There are three methods to install mobian-archive-keyring on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mobian-archive-keyring Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mobian-archive-keyring

Install mobian-archive-keyring Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mobian-archive-keyring using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mobian-archive-keyring

Install mobian-archive-keyring 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 mobian-archive-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mobian-archive-keyring

How To Uninstall mobian-archive-keyring on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mobian-archive-keyring package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mobian-archive-keyring

Uninstall mobian-archive-keyring And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mobian-archive-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mobian-archive-keyring

Remove mobian-archive-keyring Configurations and Data

To remove mobian-archive-keyring configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mobian-archive-keyring

Remove mobian-archive-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mobian-archive-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mobian-archive-keyring

Dependencies

mobian-archive-keyring have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobian-archive-keyring package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.