How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-curses Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "pinentry-curses" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pinentry-curses on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pinentry-curses on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


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

Package: pinentry-curses
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.1-1build2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: pinentry
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 92
Provides: pinentry
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.1.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.16), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Filename: pool/main/p/pinentry/pinentry-curses_1.1.1-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 34418
MD5sum: baca67ecf31df85ee98c1b472c8bdd90
SHA1: 1f915f1bc070b18c31f1f755b20aca28feaa1340
SHA256: d748bd33bee1f689d9fa98eb1896cdf358cf6758aee985c4609263406383cbfb
SHA512: cb04be5097e610321a8968c91498923d0bde18e3c7fb408008777a0c6535bef4ab274f23bac740dbfb39a438174566710ef67cbf442463599080f22289e6f87d
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Description: curses-based PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG
Description-md5: 40c3b46e5e326523fcd237c6508519bf
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi