How to Install and Uninstall gpg-agent Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "gpg-agent" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gpg-agent on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gpg-agent on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpg-agent
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpg-agent package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: gpg-agent
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.40-1.1ubuntu1
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: 606
Provides: gnupg-agent
Depends: gpgconf (= 2.2.40-1.1ubuntu1), pinentry-curses | pinentry, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libassuan0 (>= 2.5.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.42), libnpth0 (>= 0.90)
Recommends: gnupg (= 2.2.40-1.1ubuntu1)
Suggests: dbus-user-session, libpam-systemd, pinentry-gnome3, scdaemon
Breaks: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Replaces: gnupg-agent (<< 2.1.21-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gpg-agent_2.2.40-1.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 216496
MD5sum: d7bca9f87dc07f0187a15db9fac0a34b
SHA1: 3495474a4807d9fd59a1374a3843acee962345e7
SHA256: 4b3ce415fc109c8f722ce6a4b6b70a4d8d48f8480e30b3eca8e30df565800fec
SHA512: 7ba3b136e2fc1d144d660f372f913e2b362eac9c08dbf8c541dbce51f6b6fb8e5ce2b65d822d84b4ff4bd63ac37215091912813eae45f767b87cd836babfbbbf
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description: GNU privacy guard - cryptographic agent
Description-md5: 6c5c3942a5ec2e08c337466bd44b6cde
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