How to Install and Uninstall gnupg-agent Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnupg-agent on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gnupg-agent" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnupg-agent on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall gnupg-agent on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnupg-agent package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gnupg-agent
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1
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: 46
Depends: gpg-agent (>= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/gnupg-agent_2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1_all.deb
Size: 5484
MD5sum: 5560f9f323279a735c9d89172d522cd2
SHA1: 51567bb0a7f3d82a40ead68049774ba195759969
SHA256: 3296668a8bd00d1f0a86e803bb152cb3fe6d562a97a8323f3075d3bd80612919
SHA512: 45572e53a26c79a034fdf670087670088003095409a3776f7899b5b59c8a975e24c7e9736bcf0a0d1c6e7fbd97b1e5cfd3603e6514ab45b376a6942d155fca3a
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 4676770831dd43b5b80c96a103cfd422
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop

Package: gnupg-agent
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.27-3ubuntu2
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: 46
Depends: gpg-agent (>= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/gnupg-agent_2.2.27-3ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 5478
MD5sum: 6d3179b1f39f7562dd20a9733183fc2c
SHA1: ece6148b1e6bff1909e84fd30db6a7692a69f8ea
SHA256: a15ee5ff714804ddf6dc31252b30df7a973ba983d77e06e6c33bb644f6f26004
SHA512: 63bf76d94d0b8b693ccd576256b6c41cc1af39714a3b81eb0501376becbe13fbac417044531a2d8b3e1e9d17da4d666b1e17a13b0ba95f77cd40ce3bf16404ec
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 4676770831dd43b5b80c96a103cfd422
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop