How to Install and Uninstall gnupg-agent Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gnupg-agent" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install gnupg-agent on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnupg-agent
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnupg-agent" package

Learn how to uninstall gnupg-agent on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnupg-agent
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnupg-agent package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: gnupg-agent
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: gnupg2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: gpg-agent (>= 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/gnupg-agent_2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1_all.deb
Size: 5232
MD5sum: a2f0009de0924b06c56ec9808fd53caa
SHA1: f62bc37e9877868a65a4b4be3ea54490c7deabae
SHA256: 3b7f7648f39376be9445d1c26be8d25c79a886fc265a083cfeafead9f6a94d26
SHA512: f58c5f68da1984b87bb772e1ba7ab2dd43dc1625c3e5b7c46fd4a79280269a7206af253cd14236b89bb96afb5d54920267081189763389d58212a5f9d07f8a83
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent (dummy transitional package)
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.
It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant
with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC4880.
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This is a dummy transitional package; please use gpg-agent instead.
Description-md5: 4676770831dd43b5b80c96a103cfd422
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop

Package: gnupg-agent
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.20-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: gnupg2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: gpg-agent (>= 2.2.20-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/gnupg-agent_2.2.20-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 5236
MD5sum: 018136d7f8f15b4ae6537103cb9e813b
SHA1: dae62bc6c23e0a7fc4364d4bbbb013ee8bf6d58b
SHA256: 818901618f8e81500562e05a769cbfe801ee66f39ed9e8506953df36af97bb38
SHA512: 701f0d8df848a8ef9c47a0be7d2bd9cac0656a1ed7482db6244fcd915f1c9bfdf65809c771ebb29f8e1608e720ae809379a31a6a46dda69bb2a24798d6f0b2cc
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent (dummy transitional package)
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.
It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant
with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC4880.
.
This is a dummy transitional package; please use gpg-agent instead.
Description-md5: 4676770831dd43b5b80c96a103cfd422
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop