How to Install and Uninstall gpg-agent Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gpg-agent" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gpg-agent on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gpg-agent
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gpg-agent" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gpg-agent on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpg-agent
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpg-agent package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: gpg-agent
Source: gnupg2
Version: 2.2.12-1+deb10u2
Installed-Size: 1233
Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.12-1+deb10u2), pinentry-curses | pinentry, libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.35), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Suggests: dbus-user-session, libpam-systemd, pinentry-gnome3, scdaemon
Breaks: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Multi-Arch: foreign
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.12-1+deb10u2)
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/g/gnupg2/gpg-agent_2.2.12-1+deb10u2_amd64.deb
Size: 617400
MD5sum: f49449909c5455bb51509697cbda1f93
SHA256: e234e8bdf0b8c61f7a9b4d57a7782ead2f3cbfc997e666870d22341a8458dc54

Package: gpg-agent
Source: gnupg2
Version: 2.2.12-1+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 1233
Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.12-1+deb10u1), pinentry-curses | pinentry, libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.26-2~), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.12-1+deb10u1)
Suggests: dbus-user-session, libpam-systemd, pinentry-gnome3, scdaemon
Breaks: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg-agent_2.2.12-1+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 617096
MD5sum: 783ed3ab6eac5df1fc27be2522165e58
SHA256: 6b375ddff08752c7e512a1137c6ed5a2d183442786803cf77066be76b3482ebe