How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-gtk2 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "pinentry-gtk2" package

This is a short guide on how to install pinentry-gtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pinentry-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pinentry-gtk2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pinentry-gtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pinentry-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pinentry-gtk2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: pinentry-gtk2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.0-3build1
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: 122
Provides: pinentry, pinentry-x11
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.1.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.15.5), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.16), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Filename: pool/universe/p/pinentry/pinentry-gtk2_1.1.0-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 42336
MD5sum: ada5a58f56490e03ff00e307cff84694
SHA1: 5eea81a75c96701235dee0b1dfd584df1030c409
SHA256: 26a6fb45375a460fcb3471e97ccf76bc1d945a58b22d1e9fc5cfadf880ed4be5
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Description: GTK+-2-based PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG
Description-md5: f80a139d64b6c1b0688af51229dc3ca2
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop