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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "gpgv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gpgv on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: gpgv
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Source: gnupg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG-Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 431
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gnupg
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg/gpgv_1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3_amd64.deb
Size: 165266
MD5sum: e4e23d04a1590ea2d99237b137f7d589
SHA1: 9123f3a1cc395fd3be87fe3905b1b744a82a8104
SHA256: 0866ff5e58695510903c42721a73205f0cf372defd876f90f35a9c0f454f3f83
SHA512: ae7683fb1720c2b980ef8a51e59c8391df1bad5648f67fb90dfb58d186ef9971dcc290d9802b0f55af02c8f0d7d23ca02594fc9212b6188ee67ee9228e0e3fc8
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - signature verification tool
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
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gpgv is a stripped-down version of gnupg which is only able to check
signatures. It is smaller than the full-blown gnupg and uses a
different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used to
make the signature are trustworthy.
Description-md5: 19709c7fc27595437225fd34d295b347
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: gpgv
Priority: important
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 430
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG-Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: gnupg
Version: 1.4.20-1ubuntu3
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gnupg
Filename: pool/main/g/gnupg/gpgv_1.4.20-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 165282
MD5sum: 221cb6c6f3f2759a61db5886333dbc7a
SHA1: cca99784677d2fb277f9f6de5516a8cfaa7be34e
SHA256: cf23fb216b56ef6bb2a1efdbee5f0c8ee322fc7fcacf5ab161ea0e83e3c805a1
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - signature verification tool
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
.
gpgv is a stripped-down version of gnupg which is only able to check
signatures. It is smaller than the full-blown gnupg and uses a
different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used to
make the signature are trustworthy.
Description-md5: 19709c7fc27595437225fd34d295b347
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Build-Essential: yes
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal