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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "pidgin-otr" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall pidgin-otr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pidgin-otr
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 572
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Privacy Tools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libotr5 (>= 4.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin-otr/pidgin-otr_4.0.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 111952
MD5sum: 4b19ac400bca5adc1321602ff94604e3
SHA1: 1367387a8f20c083ceace19d14c27d641cdad408
SHA256: 86b1b9977a9bdd0c3388e0ad6daecc1c151fb99a957ef0a2529b44a36ab146e3
Description-en: Off-the-Record Messaging plugin for Pidgin
OTR allows you to have private conversations over IM by providing:
- Encryption
- No one else can read your instant messages.
- Authentication
- You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
- Deniability
- The messages you send do _not_ have digital signatures that are
checkable by a third party. Anyone can forge messages after a
conversation to make them look like they came from you. However,
_during_ a conversation, your correspondent is assured the messages
they see are authentic and unmodified.
- Perfect forward secrecy
- If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation
is compromised.
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This is a Pidgin plugin which implements Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging.
Description-md5: 42e4885b6f6b4c8a5f1931f5a0a4a153
Homepage: https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop