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Optional: Digital signature verification.
- Digital signatures are a tool enhancing download security. They are commonly used across the internet and nothing special to worry about.
- Optional, not required: Digital signatures are optional and not mandatory for using Kicksecure, but an extra security measure for advanced users. If you've never used them before, it might be overwhelming to look into them at this stage. Just ignore them for now.
- Learn more: Curious? If you are interested in becoming more familiar with advanced computer security concepts, you can learn more about digital signatures here digital software signatures.
Choose either Option A), Option B) or Option C).
Option A) Install the installer from the from the Kicksecure APT repository
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By installing from the Kicksecure APT repository, no additional verification of the installer is required because APT automatically does that.
1. Add the Kicksecure APT repository.
See Kicksecure Packages for Debian Hosts .
2. Install package usability-misc
.
Because it contains the Kicksecure Linux Installer.
Install package(s) usability-misc
following these instructions
1 Platform specific notice.
- Kicksecure: No special notice.
- Kicksecure-Qubes: In Template.
2 Update the package lists and upgrade the system .
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
3 Install the usability-misc
package(s).
Using apt
command line
--no-install-recommends
option
is in most cases optional.
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends usability-misc
4 Platform specific notice.
- Kicksecure: No special notice.
- Kicksecure-Qubes: Shut down Template and restart App Qubes based on it as per Qubes Template Modification .
5 Done.
The procedure of installing package(s) usability-misc
is complete.
3. Run the Kicksecure Linux Installer.
kicksecure-xfce-installer-cli
4. Done.
Option B) Verify the Installer
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The Linux Installer is signed by Kicksecure developer Patrick Schleizer using OpenPGP and signify.
Do you already how to perform digital software verification using an OpenPGP and/or signify key?
- Yes: Acquire the Signing Key and the signatures straight away and proceed.
- No: Consider the following instructions: Undocumented. Unspecific to Kicksecure.
signify:
signify-openbsd -Vp keyname.pub -m dist-installer-cli
Option C) Manual Installation without the Installer
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1. There is no need to use the Kicksecure Linux Installer.
The user is not forced to use the Kicksecure Linux Installer.
2. Manually install Kicksecure for VirtualBox.
Use the manual Kicksecure for VirtualBox instructions instead of the Kicksecure Linux Installer.
3. Done
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