How to Install gnupg software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install gnupg software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

gnupg software package provides GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gnupg 

gnupg is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gnupg *

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

gnupg package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package gnupg
Version 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.1 [amd64, i386
Description GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gnupg software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?