How to Install and Uninstall gpgsm Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "gpgsm" package

This tutorial shows how to install gpgsm on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gpgsm on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpgsm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpgsm package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: gpgsm
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: 549
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6), libassuan0 (>= 2.0.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libksba8 (>= 1.3.4), libreadline7 (>= 6.0)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6)
Breaks: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Replaces: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpgsm_2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb
Size: 214904
MD5sum: 04382ed178e12b77d64998c7afe8fd37
SHA1: 31e013fa6fe6762000f088d6f59f5968ef165870
SHA256: a6a3b2157a048fd9e6b3c54444385a9eafd31f3931601dffea0f9c5481f3b0f2
SHA512: bb4483199a075b0ea3b0e44e280406dd6224fbe5a911adf7a168011d4afc296707467d90e2cbf47c6bceb53d7d51e9946f2feb8c87a5b639950bdb21ee97faa5
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - S/MIME version
Description-md5: d09741caa0bbe13153a4e4c54325393d
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: gpgsm
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: 548
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1), libassuan0 (>= 2.0.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libksba8 (>= 1.3.4), libreadline7 (>= 6.0)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.4-1ubuntu1)
Breaks: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Replaces: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpgsm_2.2.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 214700
MD5sum: 7eb21e1ef80887e781f44d9790445ffd
SHA1: b36fe0ff76af48700417c6e174e3f88614ec05be
SHA256: 2d008db42334969751420a75335f23454f0ef689c99aa7f0370219ad10585da2
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - S/MIME version
Description-md5: d09741caa0bbe13153a4e4c54325393d
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