How To Install sks on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sks on Kali Linux. sks is Synchronizing OpenPGP Key Server

Introduction

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

What is sks

sks is:

SKS is an OpenPGP key server that correctly handles all OpenPGP features defined in RFC2440 and RFC4880, including photoID packages and multiple subkeys.

This key server implementation uses an efficient and reliable reconciliation algorithm to keep the database in sync with other SKS servers. Additionally it can both send and receive PKS style sync emails.

There are three methods to install sks 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 sks 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sks

Install sks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sks

Install sks 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 sks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sks

How To Uninstall sks on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sks

Uninstall sks And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sks

Remove sks Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sks

Remove sks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sks

Dependencies

sks have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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