How to Install and Uninstall pinentry-gnome3 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 19,2024

1. Install "pinentry-gnome3" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pinentry-gnome3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pinentry-gnome3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pinentry-gnome3" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall pinentry-gnome3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pinentry-gnome3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pinentry-gnome3 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pinentry-gnome3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 87
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: pinentry
Version: 0.9.7-3
Provides: pinentry, pinentry-x11
Depends: libassuan0 (>= 2.0.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.15.5), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libtinfo5 (>= 6), gcr
Suggests: pinentry-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/pinentry/pinentry-gnome3_0.9.7-3_amd64.deb
Size: 32330
MD5sum: b17fc00cdc9f131c6497142fc64cad1b
SHA1: 90537793394a793e44b3dc645199118ef29134bc
SHA256: 432e251c1bb78e7d25b60692b5f1f3d9dd874c119c2da06564db45d5bac7654c
Description-en: GNOME 3 PIN or pass-phrase entry dialog for GnuPG
This package contains a program that allows for secure entry of PINs or
pass phrases. That means it tries to take care that the entered
information is not swapped to disk or temporarily stored anywhere.
This functionality is particularly useful for entering pass phrases
when using encryption software such as GnuPG or e-mail clients using
the same. It uses an open protocol and is therefore not tied to
particular software.
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The program contained in this package implements a PIN entry dialog
designed for use with GNOME 3. It tries to follow the Gnome Human
Interface Guidelines as much as possible. If the X Window System is
not active then an alternative text-mode dialog will be used. There
are sibling packages that implement PIN entry dialogs using other
tool kits.
Description-md5: 812db39c5b4e9693cee922f69dc5ecc2
Enhances: gnupg-agent
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/pinentry/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop