How To Install gfsecret on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsecret on Ubuntu.
What is gfsecret
gfsecret is:
Gfsecret is a set of tools to facilitate secret sharing according to the Adi Shamir’s secret sharing scheme.
Two tools are provided: gfsec-split will split a file into several shares, and gfsec-use will reconstruct the original file from some of the shares. Both tools use the concept of a share URI, which is a way of describing a share with a URI-like syntax. The gfsec-split program uses them to know where to dispatch the generated shares, and gfsec-use uses them to know where to search for shares in order to reconstruct the original file.
The package also provide a script wrapper around gfsec-split: gfsec-split-gpg to facilitate splitting your GnuPG private primary key which can be combine with gfsec-use.
There are three methods to install gfsecret on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gfsecret Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfsecret using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfsecret
Install gfsecret Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfsecret using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfsecret
Install gfsecret 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 gfsecret using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfsecret
How To Uninstall gfsecret on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gfsecret package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfsecret
Uninstall gfsecret And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfsecret and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfsecret
Remove gfsecret Configurations and Data
To remove gfsecret configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfsecret
Remove gfsecret configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfsecret configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfsecret
Dependencies
gfsecret have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsecret package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.