How To Install seahorse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install seahorse on Kali Linux. seahorse is GNOME front end for GnuPG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install seahorse on Kali Linux.

What is seahorse

seahorse is:

Seahorse is a front end for GnuPG - the GNU Privacy Guard program - that integrates to the GNOME desktop. It is a tool for secure communications and data storage. Data encryption and digital signature creation can easily be performed through a GUI and Key Management operations can easily be carried out through an intuitive interface.

There are three methods to install seahorse 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 seahorse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install seahorse

Install seahorse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install seahorse using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install seahorse

Install seahorse 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 seahorse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install seahorse

How To Uninstall seahorse on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the seahorse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove seahorse

Uninstall seahorse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove seahorse

Remove seahorse Configurations and Data

To remove seahorse configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge seahorse

Remove seahorse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seahorse

Dependencies

seahorse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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