How To Install kxgencert 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 kxgencert on Ubuntu.
What is kxgencert
kxgencert is:
kxd is a key exchange daemon, which serves blobs of data (keys) over https.
It can be used to get keys remotely instead of using local storage. The main use case is to get keys to open dm-crypt devices automatically, without having to store them on the local machine.
This package provides a certificate generator, for convenience when setting up the client and server.
There are three methods to install kxgencert 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 kxgencert Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kxgencert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kxgencert
Install kxgencert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kxgencert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kxgencert
Install kxgencert 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 kxgencert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kxgencert
How To Uninstall kxgencert on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kxgencert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kxgencert
Uninstall kxgencert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kxgencert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kxgencert
Remove kxgencert Configurations and Data
To remove kxgencert configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kxgencert
Remove kxgencert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kxgencert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kxgencert
Dependencies
kxgencert have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kxgencert package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.