How to Install and Uninstall sks Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "sks" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install sks on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall sks on Kali Linux:


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

Package: sks
Source: sks (1.1.6+git20210302.c3ba6d5a-4)
Version: 1.1.6+git20210302.c3ba6d5a-4+b3
Installed-Size: 5601
Maintainer: Christoph Martin
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, db-util, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), db5.3-util, libc6 (>= 2.35), libdb5.3, libgmp10 (>= 2:6.3.0+dfsg), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: logrotate, postfix | mail-transport-agent, procmail
Size: 1230588
SHA256: ce311042495a8aa23184371b62ee5a927c436d5814e8c2041210f9636f2346d6
SHA1: e843f848e3002eafa8f1ee67436ffa691d33db2f
MD5sum: 38cf98a87e2d12b6086e2a7143ae1ca2
Description: Synchronizing OpenPGP Key Server
SKS is an OpenPGP key server that correctly handles all OpenPGP features
defined in RFC2440 and RFC4880, including photoID packages and multiple
subkeys.
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This key server implementation uses an efficient and reliable reconciliation
algorithm to keep the database in sync with other SKS servers. Additionally
it can both send and receive PKS style sync emails.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/SKS-Keyserver/sks-keyserver
Tag: network::server, protocol::TODO, protocol::http, role::program,
security::cryptography, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::synchronizing,
use::transmission, works-with-format::TODO, works-with::TODO
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sks/sks_1.1.6+git20210302.c3ba6d5a-4+b3_amd64.deb