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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "keychain" package

Please follow the steps below to install keychain on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall keychain on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: keychain
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Cesar Mendoza
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.1-0.1
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client
Suggests: gnupg-agent, ssh-askpass
Filename: pool/universe/k/keychain/keychain_2.8.1-0.1_all.deb
Size: 27424
MD5sum: 171164729f16456d890632d854a53340
SHA1: 1636fd021ac8447b6eb0b725fe9faeb1870b2c5a
SHA256: d8eb984ec1bd476628ba52facb05d7cfa56a392e73211ad3069346a6d87cc619
Description-en: key manager for OpenSSH
Keychain is an OpenSSH key manager, typically run from ~/.bash_profile. When
keychain is run, it checks for a running ssh-agent, otherwise it starts one.
It saves the ssh-agent environment variables to ~/.keychain/\$\{HOSTNAME\}-sh,
so that subsequent logins and non-interactive shells such as cron jobs can
source the file and make passwordless ssh connections. In addition, when
keychain runs, it verifies that the key files specified on the command-line
are known to ssh-agent, otherwise it loads them, prompting you for a password
if necessary.
Description-md5: aee669baa71e3017fbfdcaf59344fd72
Homepage: http://www.funtoo.org/Keychain
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu