How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-curses Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "pinentry-curses" package

Learn how to install pinentry-curses on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall pinentry-curses on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: pinentry-curses
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.0-3build1
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: 100
Provides: pinentry
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.1.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.16), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Filename: pool/main/p/pinentry/pinentry-curses_1.1.0-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 36296
MD5sum: 23c3d489eac34de26e85aa1e1f6d7b0a
SHA1: 1e164362dfa3ee18c0c6f20b82e5a245a7812ffb
SHA256: c5e3051835b0e5d5953b5b2c4b3dba63157b619b2cabb898cdb18c470e1381c7
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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