How to Install and Uninstall gpg Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "gpg" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gpg on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gpg on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpg package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: gpg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: gnupg2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1121
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1)
Breaks: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg_2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 518592
MD5sum: efe4061228747c58ab59cc1966ac2ff1
SHA1: d9f34489f16658ff2b85786a8ef35cdc70dc3999
SHA256: a2b3004c6ecd5b95e5f89ef37074eb28a06d1b95780ae8a7906f3975d2278bfd
SHA512: fef88fad260f4a3f075ab97955f7676ecbc0a8731855defafe3dd6ea1f9524a1dafbb77e379fa65a699908984d06eb48cc4d856b80e35a55eb7090ba3a8f1cba
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU Privacy Guard -- minimalist public key operations
Description-md5: 072a12509de7421dfcbf41d8921ce986
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: gpg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.27-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: gnupg2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1121
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2)
Breaks: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg_2.2.27-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 517422
MD5sum: 4ceb1cd09bfd25312fb38818c8e1c4fc
SHA1: a7c87487dcb0428458e1768e156855b94dfd3ea4
SHA256: 692601d135823222f25a1ebfc3f9e8c4d933ac09d806883cb477a6c3e82405e8
SHA512: 183d122eb1e9e67c5f3266139fc1d52ec7d228c35105bc50d04a3866b58b2f41bc3279ee02be754f567b7e5af951ca2d68e3bd06a408f867fb37c7deb9b5995c
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU Privacy Guard -- minimalist public key operations
Description-md5: 072a12509de7421dfcbf41d8921ce986
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi