How to Install and Uninstall kxd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "kxd" package

Please follow the instructions below to install kxd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kxd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: kxd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 4712
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maximiliano Curia
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12-4
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kxd/kxd_0.12-4_amd64.deb
Size: 996236
MD5sum: 99d91169791202c49c7f3645ed56ba60
SHA1: 7258adeedf3182abe0513bb8d54edfa51e00fcb5
SHA256: 3c9920137c2518f27486ed83daf5ff02269c61892e225c848ccd7811b28edbbb
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
Homepage: https://blitiri.com.ar/p/kxd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu