How To Install pinentry-qt on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-qt on Debian 10.
What is pinentry-qt
pinentry-qt is:
This package contains a program that allows for entry of PINs or pass phrases. It is useful for entering pass phrases when using encryption software such as GnuPG or e-mail clients using the same. It uses an open protocol and is therefore not tied to particular software.
The program contained in this package implements a PIN entry dialog using the Qt tool kit, so it is especially suitable for users of KDE. If the X Window System is not active then an alternative text-mode dialog will be used. There are sibling packages that implement PIN entry dialogs using other tool kits.
There are three methods to install pinentry-qt on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pinentry-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pinentry-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pinentry-qt
Install pinentry-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pinentry-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pinentry-qt
Install pinentry-qt 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pinentry-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pinentry-qt
How To Uninstall pinentry-qt on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pinentry-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pinentry-qt
Uninstall pinentry-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pinentry-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pinentry-qt
Remove pinentry-qt Configurations and Data
To remove pinentry-qt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pinentry-qt
Remove pinentry-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pinentry-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pinentry-qt
Dependencies
pinentry-qt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-qt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
