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How to install packages developed by Kicksecure in other Linux distributions such as your host operating system.

Introduction[edit]

Many of the packages developed under the Kicksecure umbrella can be thought of as independent projects in their own right. They are directly relevant to Debian hosts because they can increase security or usability.

This guide shows how to download these select packages from the Kicksecure repository; they can be downloaded stand-alone or combined.

How-to: Install Kicksecure Packages[edit]

Enable Kicksecure Repsitory[edit]

There are two different options to enable the Kicksecure APT repository.

1. Install package extrepo.

sudo apt install extrepo

2. Enable the stable kicksecure APT repository. (See footnote for other options.) ^[1]

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Kicksecure

sudo extrepo enable kicksecure

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Kicksecure-Qubes Template (kicksecure-17)

sudo http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8082 https_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8082 extrepo enable kicksecure

3. Advanced options.

For advanced options such as clearnet over Tor or onion. ^[2]

Please press on expand on the right side.

Optional.

Install apt-transport-tor.

Install apt-transport-tor. To accomplish that, the following steps A. to D. need to be done.

A. Update the package lists.

sudo apt update

B. Upgrade the system.

sudo apt full-upgrade

C. Install the apt-transport-tor package.

Using apt command line parameter --no-install-recommends is in most cases optional.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends apt-transport-tor

D. Done.

The procedure of installing apt-transport-tor is complete.

Find out filename.

ls -la /etc/apt/sources.list.d/extrepo_*

NOTE: Filename will be different if using a repository other than the stable repository such as the testers repository.

Open file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/extrepo_kicksecure.sources in an editor with root rights.

This box uses sudoedit for better security.

NOTE: When using Kicksecure-Qubes, this needs to be done inside the Template.

This is just an example. Other tools could achieve the same goal.
If this example does not work for you or if you are not using Kicksecure, please refer to this link.

sudoedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/extrepo_kicksecure.sources

Chose either option A) or B).

A) Clearnet over Tor Repository: To enable clearnet over Tor, tor+ needs do be prepended in front of the https. The same in other words, look for Uris: https and replace it with Uris: tor+https .
B) Onion Repository: To enable onion, look for the line starting with Uris:. Delete the whole line. Or out-comment it by adding as hash ("#") in front of it. Then add a new line: Uris: tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion

4. Done.

The Kicksecure APT repository has been enabled ^[3]

Add Signing Key

Complete the following steps to add the Kicksecure Signing Key to the system's APT keyring.

Open a terminal.

1. Package curl needs to be installed.

Install curl. To accomplish that, the following steps A. to D. need to be done.

A. Update the package lists.

sudo apt update

B. Upgrade the system.

sudo apt full-upgrade

C. Install the curl package.

Using apt command line parameter --no-install-recommends is in most cases optional.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends curl

D. Done.

The procedure of installing curl is complete.

2. Download Kicksecure Signing Key. ^[4]

If you are using Debian, run.

TLS

sudo curl --tlsv1.3 --output /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc --url https://www.kicksecure.com/keys/derivative.asc

onion

Downloading over onion requires an already functional system Tor.

sudo torsocks curl --output /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc --url http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/keys/derivative.asc

If you are using a Qubes Debian Template, run.

TLS

sudo http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8082 https_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8082 curl --tlsv1.3 --output /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc --url https://www.kicksecure.com/keys/derivative.asc

onion

Downloading over onion requires an already functional system Tor.

sudo torsocks curl --output /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc --url http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/keys/derivative.asc

3. Users can check Kicksecure Signing Key for better security.

4. Done.

The procedure of adding the Kicksecure signing key is now complete.

Add Repository

Add the Kicksecure APT Repository.

Choose either: Option A, Option B OR Option C

Option A: Add Kicksecure Onion Repository.

To add Kicksecure Repository over Onion please install apt-transport-tor from the Debian repository.

sudo apt install apt-transport-tor

Add Kicksecure APT repository for default Kicksecure using Debian stable. At the time of writing this was bookworm.

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion bookworm main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list

Option B: Add Kicksecure Clearnet Repository over Tor.

To add Kicksecure Repository over torified clearnet install apt-transport-tor from the Debian repository.

sudo apt install apt-transport-tor

Add Kicksecure APT repository for default Kicksecure using Debian stable. At the time of writing this was bookworm.

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] tor+https://deb.kicksecure.com bookworm main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list

Option C: Add Kicksecure Clearnet Repository over clearnet.

NOTE: When later using Kicksecure repository tool, then this will be upgraded to "Clearnet Rep. via Tor", unless see footnote. ^[5]

To add Kicksecure Repository over clearnet please add Kicksecure APT repository for default Kicksecure using Debian stable. At the time of writing this was bookworm.

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] https://deb.kicksecure.com bookworm main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list

The procedure of adding the Kicksecure repository is now complete.

Package Installation[edit]

Install a supported package.

Note: Replace package-name with the actual name of a supported package.

Install package-name.

Install package-name. To accomplish that, the following steps A. to D. need to be done.

A. Update the package lists.

sudo apt update

B. Upgrade the system.

sudo apt full-upgrade

C. Install the package-name package.

Using apt command line parameter --no-install-recommends is in most cases optional.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends package-name

D. Done.

The procedure of installing package-name is complete.

Supported Packages[edit]

usability-misc (GitHub)
lkrg (GitHub)
hardened-malloc (GitHub)
security-misc (GitHub)
tb-updater (GitHub)
tb-starter (GitHub)
grub-live (GitHub)
ram-wipe (GitHub)
virtualbox
VirtualBox Installer for Linux (part of usability-misc)

Footnotes[edit]

↑ stable-proposed-updates repository: sudo extrepo enable kicksecure_proposed testers repository: sudo extrepo enable kicksecure_testers developers repository: sudo extrepo enable kicksecure_developers
↑ extrepo feature request: extrepo apt-transport-tor and onion support
↑ forum discussion: extrepo - safely adding repos
↑ See Secure Downloads to understand why curl and the parameters --tlsv1.3 are used instead of wget.

Placing an additional signing key into folder /usr/share/keyrings by itself alone has no impact on security as this folder is not automatically used by Debian's APT by default. Only when an APT sources list configuration file points to folder /usr/share/keyrings using the signed-by keyword the signing key will be actually used. Therefore deleting keys in /usr/share/keyrings is optional if intending to disable an APT repository. See also APT Signing Key Folders.
↑ Unless using repository-dist --transport plain-tls. See also man repository-dist.

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[1] stable-proposed-updates repository: sudo extrepo enable kicksecure_proposed testers repository: sudo extrepo enable kicksecure_testers developers repository: sudo extrepo enable kicksecure_developers

[2] xtrepo feature request: extrepo apt-transport-tor and onion support

[3] rum discussion: extrepo - safely adding repos

[4] See Secure Downloads to understand why curl and the parameters --tlsv1.3 are used instead of wget.

Placing an additional signing key into folder /usr/share/keyrings by itself alone has no impact on security as this folder is not automatically used by Debian's APT by default. Only when an APT sources list configuration file points to folder /usr/share/keyrings using the signed-by keyword the signing key will be actually used. Therefore deleting keys in /usr/share/keyrings is optional if intending to disable an APT repository. See also APT Signing Key Folders.

[5] Unless using repository-dist --transport plain-tls. See also man repository-dist.

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Kicksecure^™ Packages for Debian Hosts and Kicksecure^™ Host Enhancements

Contents

Introduction[edit]

How-to: Install Kicksecure Packages[edit]

Enable Kicksecure Repsitory[edit]

Using extrepo

A : Kicksecure^™

B : Kicksecure^™ for Qubes Template

Kicksecure^™

Kicksecure^™ for Qubes

Others and Alternatives

Manually

A : Debian

B : Qubes

A : Onion Rep.

B : Clearnet Rep. via Tor

C : Clearnet Rep.

Package Installation[edit]

Supported Packages[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Navigation menu

Kicksecure™ Packages for Debian Hosts and Kicksecure™ Host Enhancements

Introduction[edit]

How-to: Install Kicksecure Packages[edit]

Enable Kicksecure Repsitory[edit]

Using extrepo

A : Kicksecure™

B : Kicksecure™ for Qubes Template

Kicksecure™

Kicksecure™ for Qubes

Others and Alternatives

Manually

A : Debian

B : Qubes

A : Onion Rep.

B : Clearnet Rep. via Tor

C : Clearnet Rep.

Package Installation[edit]

Supported Packages[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Navigation menu

Kicksecure^™ Packages for Debian Hosts and Kicksecure^™ Host Enhancements

A : Kicksecure^™

B : Kicksecure^™ for Qubes Template

Kicksecure^™

Kicksecure^™ for Qubes