How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-gtk2 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 22,2024

1. Install "pinentry-gtk2" package

This is a short guide on how to install pinentry-gtk2 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pinentry-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pinentry-gtk2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall pinentry-gtk2 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pinentry-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pinentry-gtk2 package on Kali Linux

Package: pinentry-gtk2
Source: pinentry
Version: 1.2.1-3
Installed-Size: 153
Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: pinentry, pinentry-x11
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.1.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.15.5), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.16), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.18.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Size: 82860
SHA256: b14ad37355efb590120d849858b592fb54110ad65e9b8a135e92fd3caf29c7a3
SHA1: 9583211940dafdccfa4703e20c0c39a529567571
MD5sum: 0bceaa10d5983f94e8e4d768a6f1a113
Description: GTK+-2-based PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG
This package contains a program that allows for secure entry of PINs or
pass phrases. That means it tries to take care that the entered
information is not swapped to disk or temporarily stored anywhere.
This functionality is particularly useful for entering pass phrases
when using encryption software such as GnuPG or e-mail clients using
the same. It uses an open protocol and is therefore not tied to
particular software.
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The program contained in this package implements a PIN entry dialog
using the GTK+ tool kit version 2. If the X Window System is not
active then an alternative text-mode dialog will be used. There are
sibling packages that implement PIN entry dialogs using other tool
kits.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication, uitoolkit::gtk, uitoolkit::ncurses,
x11::application
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pinentry/pinentry-gtk2_1.2.1-3_amd64.deb