How To Install gpgv2 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 gpgv2 on Ubuntu.
What is gpgv2
gpgv2 is:
GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage. gpgv is a stripped-down version of gpg which is only able to check signatures.
This is a dummy transitional package that provides symlinks from gpgv2 to gpgv.
There are three methods to install gpgv2 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 gpgv2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpgv2
Install gpgv2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpgv2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpgv2
Install gpgv2 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 gpgv2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpgv2
How To Uninstall gpgv2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gpgv2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpgv2
Uninstall gpgv2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpgv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpgv2
Remove gpgv2 Configurations and Data
To remove gpgv2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpgv2
Remove gpgv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpgv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpgv2
Dependencies
gpgv2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgv2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.