How To Install emdebian-archive-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install emdebian-archive-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04. emdebian-archive-keyring is GnuPG archive keys for the emdebian repository

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install emdebian-archive-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is emdebian-archive-keyring

emdebian-archive-keyring is:

Emdebian digitally signs its Release files. This package contains the archive key used for Emdebian repositories since 2015.

The key is also available via the Emdebian website and as a udeb for debian-installer support.

There are three methods to install emdebian-archive-keyring 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 emdebian-archive-keyring Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install emdebian-archive-keyring

Install emdebian-archive-keyring Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install emdebian-archive-keyring using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install emdebian-archive-keyring

Install emdebian-archive-keyring 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 emdebian-archive-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install emdebian-archive-keyring

How To Uninstall emdebian-archive-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the emdebian-archive-keyring package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove emdebian-archive-keyring

Uninstall emdebian-archive-keyring And Its Dependencies

To uninstall emdebian-archive-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove emdebian-archive-keyring

Remove emdebian-archive-keyring Configurations and Data

To remove emdebian-archive-keyring configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge emdebian-archive-keyring

Remove emdebian-archive-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove emdebian-archive-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge emdebian-archive-keyring

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Summary

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