Complete Guide: Installing pinentry-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) 2025

1. Install "pinentry-qt4" package

This guide let you learn how to install pinentry-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pinentry-qt4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pinentry-qt4" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pinentry-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pinentry-qt4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pinentry-qt4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: pinentry-qt4
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: pinentry
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30
Depends: pinentry-qt (>= 1.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pinentry/pinentry-qt4_1.1.0-1_all.deb
Size: 3488
MD5sum: ac08d028c55482fcd21ab5bbb65d8783
SHA1: 27ee7d13c1a8ffab04cf7aeac0caaf23b6b652f5
SHA256: 316e9ead55f376e91d42ba13347a27aa3dd360bc7e952706a7df618fb868952f
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Description: Qt-based PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG (transitional dummy package)
Description-md5: ae8bf90c481a1fb70c213fb2071c7f65