How To Install pgpainless-cli on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgpainless-cli on Debian 12.
What is pgpainless-cli
pgpainless-cli is:
PGPainless is a modern implementation of OpenPGP in Java. It offers an ergonomic interface on top of the BouncyCastle cryptographic toolkit that makes it straightforward to deal with OpenPGP data.
This package provide the command-line interface for the PGPainless Stateless OpenPGP Protocol.
There are three methods to install pgpainless-cli 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 pgpainless-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgpainless-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgpainless-cli
Install pgpainless-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgpainless-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgpainless-cli
Install pgpainless-cli 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 pgpainless-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgpainless-cli
How To Uninstall pgpainless-cli on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pgpainless-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgpainless-cli
Uninstall pgpainless-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgpainless-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgpainless-cli
Remove pgpainless-cli Configurations and Data
To remove pgpainless-cli configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgpainless-cli
Remove pgpainless-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgpainless-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgpainless-cli
Dependencies
pgpainless-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgpainless-cli package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
