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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gpg-agent" package

This is a short guide on how to install gpg-agent on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: gpg-agent
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: 595
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1), pinentry-curses | pinentry, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1)
Suggests: dbus-user-session, libpam-systemd, pinentry-gnome3, scdaemon
Breaks: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg-agent_2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 208646
MD5sum: 460b2a8314dd8d064110b1628ee03cdd
SHA1: 0326a9bc2bb4f9ff9da8cdca9ba7643def662464
SHA256: e67a6cc0e94e013c32126d1f7eb53b07feace8ee1b081df76b5f808034b613bc
SHA512: 93700f5b9af3c95cf2a352ce50eee16f84d354a5ab709b942adf904c26337f29f97c7efbb29e361d8392730ffb9c2806d23ca3f0a8a0cf7884551bacd7afcb6e
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
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-agent
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: 595
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2), pinentry-curses | pinentry, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2)
Suggests: dbus-user-session, libpam-systemd, pinentry-gnome3, scdaemon
Breaks: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg-agent_2.2.27-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 208640
MD5sum: b84763eed59aa9b60ccc70ca8dd38d81
SHA1: a92d24c2152f4431803af63e388360243bf819d8
SHA256: 07e3df0d6cd64df4f20bff821fdcb921cce9fa0ec15a2d0ed21094776038f95c
SHA512: a3f527b4768f8068be9d837cb854d717559baeef44ff71ed41f1e70b2a5580d7ddea9d0f6ad8f767928f6d31ca8170b63a6720703a90fb6030c7a3da866341b0
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
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