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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "scdaemon" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install scdaemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall scdaemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: scdaemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.11-6ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: gnupg2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 442
Depends: gnupg-agent (= 2.1.11-6ubuntu2.1), libassuan0 (>= 2.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libksba8 (>= 1.2.0), libnpth0 (>= 0.90), libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12)
Breaks: gpgsm (<< 2.0.18-2)
Replaces: gpgsm (<< 2.0.18-2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/scdaemon_2.1.11-6ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 174374
MD5sum: fa28fe9a684dc7f479e7fa535db942f7
SHA1: a4b10625c0aa6b7465b40474e2c19178ff6cb33d
SHA256: 67b39630a38d75eca1144799a3e6795d030666597ffe0be9004b3d9bb8b02dcc
SHA512: 538f423a245faf29dfca0605ff149006b1fd83cba92eac9ba6fea5cb5c970d3de574f3cc32179a77aeb6bea956f4c192103fabf454dcd7d1e654bfd8ce619b2d
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - smart card support
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.
It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant
with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC4880.
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This package contains the smart card program scdaemon, which is used
by gnupg-agent to access OpenPGP smart cards.
Description-md5: f3169025ef42efce30c47d3dda21ff8a

Package: scdaemon
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 442
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: gnupg2
Version: 2.1.11-6ubuntu2
Replaces: gpgsm (<< 2.0.18-2)
Depends: gnupg-agent (= 2.1.11-6ubuntu2), libassuan0 (>= 2.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libksba8 (>= 1.2.0), libnpth0 (>= 0.90), libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12)
Breaks: gpgsm (<< 2.0.18-2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnupg2/scdaemon_2.1.11-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 174226
MD5sum: 6b496ab81937d68a139c46bdf10347d6
SHA1: 6a6d8472b099dbf620d55e5205b0baa98e490f3a
SHA256: c94718cbe200dd183d448d6d73dfba26b9ec8eabafefe0512022395fea3669ae
Description-en: GNU privacy guard - smart card support
GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage.
It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.
It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant
with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC4880.
.
This package contains the smart card program scdaemon, which is used
by gnupg-agent to access OpenPGP smart cards.
Description-md5: f3169025ef42efce30c47d3dda21ff8a
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnupg.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu