How to Install gnupg2 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install gnupg2 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

gnupg2 software package provides GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement (new v2.x), you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gnupg2 

gnupg2 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gnupg2 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gnupg2 *

You will get with gnupg2 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gnupg2 package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Utilities
Package gnupg2
Version 2.0.26-6+deb8u1
Description GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement (new v2.x)
Sub Section utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gnupg2 software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?