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

Last updated: November 22,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install keychain on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "keychain" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall keychain on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the keychain package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: key manager for OpenSSH
Description-md5: aee669baa71e3017fbfdcaf59344fd72