How to Install and Uninstall gpg-agent Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "gpg-agent" package

This tutorial shows how to install gpg-agent on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall gpg-agent on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: gpg-agent
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6
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: 859
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6), pinentry-curses | pinentry, libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6)
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_2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb
Size: 227236
MD5sum: 64deaa6c484a057d5bbcfc2e5945180d
SHA1: 24f4541bb94eb1f1b09be55bcfeba0c2f0392fa6
SHA256: 7f383d68fb4ae5dc85bab80296a60845428a2bd3f34b040a6c0f04e43f416130
SHA512: f82f01c347bef21af28ca266b1d607a0e7b0c27fe1e6be8da3f7dbef81527419e4e2e13e40471461978da39c22eea4ec2b31ac8074ff7e617d1d9353cbd5cc65
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
Task: ubuntu-desktop, mail-server, cloud-image, samba-server, server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: gpg-agent
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.4-1ubuntu1
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: 854
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1), pinentry-curses | pinentry, libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1)
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_2.2.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 227288
MD5sum: 2e1ba267ee65000138239c362251b4e1
SHA1: 7bc9f7d2c3b7026739cf0cef30c2305e00d7a272
SHA256: c72943bf7a45a037a80385003c8cb091b0df0d8383328d0474e138f478ffe268
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
Task: ubuntu-desktop, mail-server, cloud-image, samba-server, server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y