How to Install and Uninstall gpgsm Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "gpgsm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gpgsm on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gpgsm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gpgsm on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpgsm package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: gpgsm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1
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: 568
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libc6 (>= 2.25), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.35), libksba8 (>= 1.3.4), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1)
Breaks: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Replaces: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpgsm_2.2.20-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 217488
MD5sum: 40b7d61b0ec91da9b1bb62f6078d6a76
SHA1: 44d38e8093ad70c2350395811b77384a91956dab
SHA256: b497f4ccbd3e94efe4e345746399f0178c9e7df83d5cc684595ea16dcac1b8ee
SHA512: e7580658f8abb522739091b1d54f151995446e4a1139197c5d1d3a0d71646688d6a6207a55e4171ff2588c233b43b0aca0e65e0251676fef1876554b67c936ea
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - S/MIME version
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 package contains the gpgsm program. gpgsm is a tool to provide
digital encryption and signing services on X.509 certificates and the
CMS protocol. gpgsm includes complete certificate management.
Description-md5: d09741caa0bbe13153a4e4c54325393d
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, mail-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: gpgsm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.20-1ubuntu1
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: 568
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.20-1ubuntu1), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libc6 (>= 2.25), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.35), libksba8 (>= 1.3.4), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.20-1ubuntu1)
Breaks: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Replaces: gnupg2 (<< 2.1.10-2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpgsm_2.2.20-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 216896
MD5sum: 43199d059a65f2be20be8ad4062d49dc
SHA1: 12d5152447c13f838941f89ea711eafd31458052
SHA256: 51f122f57d733a07ebaa226a5caea36e0d20d13e2ef46dcd0666bb4015103c43
SHA512: 3d2d651a4c9605477d14084aa3ad7cdec714ec9c8eb41260c1d7b2793bc2ea3909de745cd50ff3e880fba9aeee558f66b8206e5590f04268db26e0ebab7eacbe
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - S/MIME version
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 package contains the gpgsm program. gpgsm is a tool to provide
digital encryption and signing services on X.509 certificates and the
CMS protocol. gpgsm includes complete certificate management.
Description-md5: d09741caa0bbe13153a4e4c54325393d
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, mail-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop