How To Install php-gnupg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gnupg on Kali Linux. php-gnupg is PHP wrapper around the gpgme library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gnupg on Kali Linux.

What is php-gnupg

php-gnupg is:

This PHP extension provides methods to interact with gnupg.

There are three methods to install php-gnupg 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 php-gnupg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-gnupg

Install php-gnupg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-gnupg

Install php-gnupg 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 php-gnupg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-gnupg

How To Uninstall php-gnupg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-gnupg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-gnupg

Uninstall php-gnupg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-gnupg

Remove php-gnupg Configurations and Data

To remove php-gnupg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-gnupg

Remove php-gnupg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-gnupg

Dependencies

php-gnupg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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