How To Install gnupg-agent on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-agent on Ubuntu.
What is gnupg-agent
gnupg-agent is:
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 is a dummy transitional package; please use gpg-agent instead.
There are three methods to install gnupg-agent on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnupg-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnupg-agent
Install gnupg-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnupg-agent
Install gnupg-agent Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnupg-agent
How To Uninstall gnupg-agent on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gnupg-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnupg-agent
Uninstall gnupg-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnupg-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnupg-agent
Remove gnupg-agent Configurations and Data
To remove gnupg-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnupg-agent
Remove gnupg-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnupg-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnupg-agent
Dependencies
gnupg-agent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-agent package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.