How to Install and Uninstall gpg-agent Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gpg-agent" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gpg-agent on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gpg-agent on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: gpg-agent
Source: gnupg2
Version: 2.2.27-2+deb11u2
Installed-Size: 1285
Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-2+deb11u2), pinentry-curses | pinentry, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.38), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-2+deb11u2)
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_2.2.27-2+deb11u2_amd64.deb
Size: 669228
MD5sum: f2e72c4de3de4d66fc66a1abb073cead
SHA256: 1a5610a488ec05f3f4435150255449a56772346ad114353dfba1e4400a7d923c