How to Install and Uninstall gnupg2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gnupg2" package

Learn how to install gnupg2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnupg2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnupg2" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gnupg2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnupg2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnupg2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gnupg2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.11-6ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1960
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, gnupg-agent (= 2.1.11-6ubuntu2.1), libassuan0 (>= 2.0.1), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libksba8 (>= 1.2.0), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: dirmngr (>= 2.1.0~)
Suggests: gnupg-doc, parcimonie, xloadimage
Conflicts: gpg-idea (<= 2.2)
Breaks: dirmngr (<< 2.1.0~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gnupg2_2.1.11-6ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 754944
MD5sum: c80e777a0816eddf6cefde40126193ea
SHA1: ec8237b6879e8ecc1aa7bfcf28de1ed2a3e6ee18
SHA256: e47bd8c4e6de46d45b248b88ce797e4704d9ee4e0521f33493e46a3ccb7bdd52
SHA512: d91c57067cb1b160c69b4396f2797bbee2997564555a984e95b3c5e845d385406ba2f4f41f6092f48bb82f306f8c3edc4d82276493e98e8d5f9b4c9d42e1e40e
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement (new v2.x)
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.
It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant
with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC4880.
.
GnuPG 2.x is the new modularized version of GnuPG supporting OpenPGP
and S/MIME.
Description-md5: 04248455af7e2ea7151ce4604a579358
Task: ubuntu-desktop, mail-server, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: gnupg2
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 1960
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.11-6ubuntu2
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, gnupg-agent (= 2.1.11-6ubuntu2), libassuan0 (>= 2.0.1), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libksba8 (>= 1.2.0), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: dirmngr (>= 2.1.0~)
Suggests: gnupg-doc, parcimonie, xloadimage
Conflicts: gpg-idea (<= 2.2)
Breaks: dirmngr (<< 2.1.0~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg2/gnupg2_2.1.11-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 756144
MD5sum: 2f6e966037308c1429de85acc4747d90
SHA1: d16f764527306da1093a6766872893ecb053d2d4
SHA256: 77802d1976880d96694dba098cfb0385c7166e3db29ca23573ddcc4047ceda58
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement (new v2.x)
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.
It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant
with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC4880.
.
GnuPG 2.x is the new modularized version of GnuPG supporting OpenPGP
and S/MIME.
Description-md5: 04248455af7e2ea7151ce4604a579358
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, mail-server, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop