How To Install sks-ecc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sks-ecc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. sks-ecc-doc is Documentation for sks-ecc, a cryptographic tool based on ECC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sks-ecc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sks-ecc-doc

sks-ecc-doc is:

SKS is a public-key, command-line application for encryption/authentication, based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).

This package provides original README file and the user guide shipped in upstream’s tarball (written in Spanish).

There are three methods to install sks-ecc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sks-ecc-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sks-ecc-doc

Install sks-ecc-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sks-ecc-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sks-ecc-doc

Install sks-ecc-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install sks-ecc-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sks-ecc-doc

How To Uninstall sks-ecc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sks-ecc-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sks-ecc-doc

Uninstall sks-ecc-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sks-ecc-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sks-ecc-doc

Remove sks-ecc-doc Configurations and Data

To remove sks-ecc-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sks-ecc-doc

Remove sks-ecc-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sks-ecc-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sks-ecc-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sks-ecc-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.