How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-curses Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "pinentry-curses" package

This tutorial shows how to install pinentry-curses on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pinentry-curses on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: pinentry-curses
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.1-3ubuntu1
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: 89
Provides: pinentry
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.1.0), libc6 (>= 2.38), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.16), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Filename: pool/main/p/pinentry/pinentry-curses_1.2.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 34892
MD5sum: 800de0c787cbcecacf62f23c4429fe4f
SHA1: 3c9b05e5a3c3781c5ca33d360d81ff791bac5fe3
SHA256: 295be2a7b7af71800027fd43cc9988f7c4d5f61240058e640e558b0f2685434c
SHA512: b262889a91c6eea081ec75c024e3401a168b50010a1c6c55dabdc83b37f725d1f852d1d80472a65a5a738327d4ff097c951b9988aba19911983835c42b95f377
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Description: curses-based PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG
Description-md5: 40c3b46e5e326523fcd237c6508519bf
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