How to Install and Uninstall gnupg2.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "gnupg2.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnupg2.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo yum install
            
                        
                gnupg2.x86_64
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "gnupg2.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gnupg2.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                gnupg2.x86_64
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the gnupg2.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : gnupg2
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.0.22
Release : 5.el7_5
Size : 6.3 M
Repo : installed
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Utility for secure communication and data storage
URL : http://www.gnupg.org/
License : GPLv3+
Description : GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It
: can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It
: includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with
: the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC2440 and
: the S/MIME standard as described by several RFCs.
:
: GnuPG 2.0 is a newer version of GnuPG with additional support for
: S/MIME. It has a different design philosophy that splits
: functionality up into several modules. The S/MIME and smartcard
: functionality is provided by the gnupg2-smime package.