How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-curses Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the pinentry-curses 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 "pinentry-curses" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pinentry-curses on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "pinentry-curses" package

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


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

Package: pinentry-curses
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.1-1build2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: pinentry
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 92
Provides: pinentry
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.1.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.16), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Filename: pool/main/p/pinentry/pinentry-curses_1.1.1-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 34418
MD5sum: baca67ecf31df85ee98c1b472c8bdd90
SHA1: 1f915f1bc070b18c31f1f755b20aca28feaa1340
SHA256: d748bd33bee1f689d9fa98eb1896cdf358cf6758aee985c4609263406383cbfb
SHA512: cb04be5097e610321a8968c91498923d0bde18e3c7fb408008777a0c6535bef4ab274f23bac740dbfb39a438174566710ef67cbf442463599080f22289e6f87d
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Description: curses-based PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG
Description-md5: 40c3b46e5e326523fcd237c6508519bf
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