How to Install and Uninstall gnupg-agent Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "gnupg-agent" package

This guide let you learn how to install gnupg-agent on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gnupg-agent on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gnupg-agent
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.20-1ubuntu3
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 (>= 2.2.20-1ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/gnupg-agent_2.2.20-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 5236
MD5sum: b6a916195f78efc317eb90785eeabd1a
SHA1: b7dbd886e4e4d51ebd39b24c7fc6dd5b9090006d
SHA256: 2216bbf2deb870c44d3bd60a3e55a2aa96a17e78345ae2c4d030ccdf2374222f
SHA512: 4adbdfdc66ca0afd424d9c84817156180fa940a1d0f9d344b8df1a4400fa9eedb957651fd0c80dca4c1e7ac6aa9fc7f679c3dbae43ee1396c97fe03af31155a9
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