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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "pgpgpg" package

This is a short guide on how to install pgpgpg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall pgpgpg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pgpgpg
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paweł Więcek
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.13-9.1
Replaces: pgp
Provides: pgp
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), gnupg
Conflicts: pgp
Filename: pool/universe/p/pgpgpg/pgpgpg_0.13-9.1_amd64.deb
Size: 14358
MD5sum: dea63c5a871b7318687cbf23993daf6c
SHA1: 27e9791cf5d864dc42c235efe0e8d43c7ed81823
SHA256: 32fd6f783553dc2032df3b1dfec0fcc703a9291c798ad22dae20f5f252b1c483
Description-en: Wrapper for using GnuPG in programs designed for PGP
Pgpgpg is a wrapper around Gnu Privacy Guard which takes PGP 2.6
command line options, translate them and then call GnuPG (Gnu Privacy
Guard) to perform the desired action.
Description-md5: dc210e097fc480a3fce595396db4f958
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu