How to Install and Uninstall kxd Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kxd" package

This is a short guide on how to install kxd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall kxd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kxd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kxd package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: kxd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.15-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maximiliano Curia
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6051
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: kxgencert, libc6 (>= 2.32)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kxd/kxd_0.15-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1888532
MD5sum: 96e47c5dbc392b012f6a93dad9fdede3
SHA1: 85cd5383a46c7c8c60590bac6568dbf4ab3f36ca
SHA256: 2705cef6edfcb62143d6db93fff3f2b9ef1fb82edbd03dc95fb7516c8313213b
SHA512: 9f993711ed47ff3aa2450b578054c8d65db5a6f0de2a073043dc3ae95b76c40219f45112e434b28cbea4248516329d5ee1e91ac97081c2d9382e9059864a0c7c
Homepage: https://blitiri.com.ar/p/kxd
Description-en: Key exchange daemon
kxd is a key exchange daemon, which serves blobs of data (keys) over https.
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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.
Description-md5: 0d38a58070be8bbe74c29f42193ed071