How To Install gpg-zip1 on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install gnupg1

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is gpg-zip1 and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install gpg-zip1 on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install gpg-zip1 using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install gpg-zip1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnupg1

Install gpg-zip1 using apt

Because gpg-zip1 is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install gpg-zip1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnupg1

Install gpg-zip1 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install gpg-zip1 by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnupg1

How to upgrade (update) a single package gpg-zip1 using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the gpg-zip1, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install gnupg1

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install gnupg1

How To Uninstall gpg-zip1 from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gpg-zip1 package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnupg1

Uninstall gpg-zip1 and all its dependencies

To uninstall gpg-zip1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnupg1

Remove gpg-zip1 with all configurations and data

To remove gpg-zip1 configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnupg1

Remove gpg-zip1 completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to gpg-zip1 package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnupg1

Extra info and code examples

GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC 4880. The gnupg1 package provides GnuPG 1.4, the "classic" standalone, non-modularized version. It is provided mainly for people with the need to use archaic cryptographic objects like PGPv3 keys to access archived messages. It does not support more recent cryptographic primitives like ECDSA or EdDSA. Please use the gnupg package instead unless you know for sure that you need gnupg1. The gnupg1 package is built without libcurl to minimize dependencies, so it does not support HKPS keyservers. Install the gnupg1-curl package if you want to use the keyserver helper tools built with libcurl and supporting HKPS.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install gpg-zip1 using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the gpg-zip1 from Kali Linux.

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