How to Install and Uninstall gpg Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gpg 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 "gpg" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gpg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gpg 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 gpg package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gpg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1
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: 1121
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1)
Breaks: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg_2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 518592
MD5sum: efe4061228747c58ab59cc1966ac2ff1
SHA1: d9f34489f16658ff2b85786a8ef35cdc70dc3999
SHA256: a2b3004c6ecd5b95e5f89ef37074eb28a06d1b95780ae8a7906f3975d2278bfd
SHA512: fef88fad260f4a3f075ab97955f7676ecbc0a8731855defafe3dd6ea1f9524a1dafbb77e379fa65a699908984d06eb48cc4d856b80e35a55eb7090ba3a8f1cba
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU Privacy Guard -- minimalist public key operations
Description-md5: 072a12509de7421dfcbf41d8921ce986
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: gpg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.27-3ubuntu2
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: 1121
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.27-3ubuntu2)
Breaks: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg_2.2.27-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 517422
MD5sum: 4ceb1cd09bfd25312fb38818c8e1c4fc
SHA1: a7c87487dcb0428458e1768e156855b94dfd3ea4
SHA256: 692601d135823222f25a1ebfc3f9e8c4d933ac09d806883cb477a6c3e82405e8
SHA512: 183d122eb1e9e67c5f3266139fc1d52ec7d228c35105bc50d04a3866b58b2f41bc3279ee02be754f567b7e5af951ca2d68e3bd06a408f867fb37c7deb9b5995c
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU Privacy Guard -- minimalist public key operations
Description-md5: 072a12509de7421dfcbf41d8921ce986
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi