How to Install and Uninstall gpgsm Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "gpgsm" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gpgsm on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gpgsm
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gpgsm" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gpgsm on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpgsm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpgsm package on Kali Linux

Package: gpgsm
Source: gnupg2 (2.2.40-1.1)
Version: 2.2.40-1.1+b1
Installed-Size: 993
Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.40-1.1+b1), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.3), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libksba8 (>= 1.6.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.40-1.1+b1)
Breaks: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Size: 671488
SHA256: 4a3626b804df0b2bc0b78e2e7ba276851daaf08f7aba9b56bcc47ae294bf89f5
SHA1: 1eb05bb19f719448e9e1f4bef6b9e774faf53c97
MD5sum: fcf5f90e38224ba9b70a5558b9251453
Description: GNU privacy guard - S/MIME version
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 RFC4880.
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This package contains the gpgsm program. gpgsm is a tool to provide
digital encryption and signing services on X.509 certificates and the
CMS protocol. gpgsm includes complete certificate management.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::cryptography, suite::gnu, works-with::file,
works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpgsm_2.2.40-1.1+b1_amd64.deb