How To Install pgpgpg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgpgpg on Debian 9.
What is pgpgpg
pgpgpg is:
Pgpgpg is a wrapper around Gnu Privacy Guard which takes PGP 2.6 command line options, translate them and then call GnuPG (Gnu Privacy Guard) to perform the desired action.
There are three methods to install pgpgpg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pgpgpg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgpgpg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgpgpg
Install pgpgpg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgpgpg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgpgpg
Install pgpgpg 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 pgpgpg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgpgpg
How To Uninstall pgpgpg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pgpgpg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgpgpg
Uninstall pgpgpg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgpgpg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgpgpg
Remove pgpgpg Configurations and Data
To remove pgpgpg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgpgpg
Remove pgpgpg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgpgpg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgpgpg
Dependencies
pgpgpg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgpgpg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.