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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "keychain" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install keychain on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                keychain
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "keychain" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall keychain on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: keychain
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.5-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client
Suggests: gnupg-agent, ssh-askpass
Filename: pool/universe/k/keychain/keychain_2.8.5-2_all.deb
Size: 39000
MD5sum: efef2475c3afae84cc89edffa9f807aa
SHA1: eb0f8cdfc5d0d7a0ab381812889ed9d5555ad50d
SHA256: 096d6d0ec7ddaf91fdf12ebd3966389605c54b4ce0366a5f653d04b928bb74ac
SHA512: 5f925aa76b96379cd63e4129bdb7766e55b6095a707e239819fdbce58146c1daa82b48e270750ac2698b7388da6dbebbaba69c1c54e3cfc0e5ab4f77f139d046
Homepage: https://www.funtoo.org/Keychain
Description-en: key manager for OpenSSH
Keychain is an OpenSSH key manager, typically run from ~/.bash_profile. When
keychain is run, it checks for a running ssh-agent, otherwise it starts one.
It saves the ssh-agent environment variables to ~/.keychain/\$\{HOSTNAME\}-sh,
so that subsequent logins and non-interactive shells such as cron jobs can
source the file and make passwordless ssh connections. In addition, when
keychain runs, it verifies that the key files specified on the command-line
are known to ssh-agent, otherwise it loads them, prompting you for a password
if necessary.
Description-md5: aee669baa71e3017fbfdcaf59344fd72