How to Install and Uninstall pidgin-encryption Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "pidgin-encryption" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install pidgin-encryption on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pidgin-encryption
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pidgin-encryption" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pidgin-encryption on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pidgin-encryption
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 540
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Leo Costela
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1-1.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~) | libnspr4-0d (>= 1.8.0.10), libnss3 (>= 2:3.13.4-2~) | libnss3-1d (>= 3.12.0~1.9b1), pidgin (<< 1:3.0), pidgin (>= 1:2.10)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin-encryption/pidgin-encryption_3.1-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 96632
MD5sum: 303ded65d4832ce3fb65c21a5b8fde07
SHA1: 2cc0b9f9243c27170a8d565a63060439c494a0bc
SHA256: 3636d13db28f63a6ed61dfb2c93ccf0bc9d0335ee86e36a4e31aaa1284319594
Description-en: pidgin plugin that provides transparent encryption
Provides transparent encryption to all protocols supported by Pidgin.
Can be activated on a per user basis or even automatically detected.
Uses a private/public key system based on Mozilla's NSS.
Description-md5: 389418f4b465959abd8254a2d8f49043
Enhances: pidgin
Homepage: http://pidgin-encrypt.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu