Complete Guide: Installing pinentry on Arch Linux 2024

1. Install "pinentry" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install pinentry on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                pinentry
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pinentry" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall pinentry on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the pinentry package on Arch Linux

Repository : core
Name : pinentry
Version : 1.2.1-3
Description : Collection of simple PIN or passphrase entry dialogs which
utilize the Assuan protocol
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Licenses : GPL
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : glibc ncurses libassuan libsecret glib2
libsecret-1.so=0-64 libncursesw.so=6-64 libassuan.so=0-64
libglib-2.0.so=0-64
Optional Deps : gtk2: gtk2 backend
qt5-x11extras: qt backend
kwayland5: qt backend
gcr: gnome3 backend
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 132.61 KiB
Installed Size : 523.44 KiB
Packager : Antonio Rojas
Build Date : Sun Oct 1 11:19:47 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature