How To Install libpam-gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libpam-gnome-keyring
libpam-gnome-keyring is:
gnome-keyring is a daemon in the session, similar to ssh-agent, and other applications can use it to store passwords and other sensitive information.
This package contains a PAM module that will automatically unlock the keyrings using your login password, making gnome-keyring usage transparent without losing its security benefits.
When installed, this module will automatically be used by GDM and gnome-screensaver to unlock your keyrings when logging in and when unlocking the screen saver.
There are three methods to install libpam-gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpam-gnome-keyring Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-gnome-keyring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-gnome-keyring
Install libpam-gnome-keyring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-gnome-keyring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-gnome-keyring
Install libpam-gnome-keyring 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 libpam-gnome-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-gnome-keyring
How To Uninstall libpam-gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libpam-gnome-keyring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-gnome-keyring
Uninstall libpam-gnome-keyring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-gnome-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-gnome-keyring
Remove libpam-gnome-keyring Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-gnome-keyring configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-gnome-keyring
Remove libpam-gnome-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-gnome-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-gnome-keyring
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-gnome-keyring package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
