How to Install and Uninstall gpgv2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "gpgv2" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gpgv2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gpgv2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gpgv2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gpgv2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpgv2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpgv2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gpgv2
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: 50
Depends: gpgv (>= 2.2.20-1ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/gpgv2_2.2.20-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 4508
MD5sum: ebac1221366b6fb5b14de1a7583a7552
SHA1: a32592a50854fa66dec0c8f214f11da9a853681e
SHA256: 012e6f1f85bf8390d982d524194778027ff26841a9df40819a7ab31102ebeb02
SHA512: f2f58a4a9ee3f9cd57622a1149724c35b66df59750495b07755e6f3c762428d1bf8f72c5dc6701172e35800ef3b15a1e5b9a2f2f3a02a35afd7ea80c6fee9e40
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - signature verification tool (dummy transitional package)
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. gpgv
is a stripped-down version of gpg which is only able to check
signatures.
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This is a dummy transitional package that provides symlinks from gpgv2
to gpgv.
Description-md5: e6cd72adf0d5f886dd5a174557278b63