How To Install pinentry-gnome3 on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gnome3
on Rocky Linux 8.
What is pinentry-gnome3
Pinentry is a collection of simple PIN or passphrase entry dialogs which utilize the Assuan protocol as described by the aegypten project; see http This package contains the GNOME 3 version of the PIN entry dialog.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install pinentry-gnome3
on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pinentry-gnome3.
Install pinentry-gnome3 on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pinentry-gnome3
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pinentry-gnome3
Install pinentry-gnome3 on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pinentry-gnome3
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pinentry-gnome3
How To Uninstall pinentry-gnome3 on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the pinentry-gnome3
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pinentry-gnome3
pinentry-gnome3 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/pinentry-gnome3
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/fb563012405ab06a290cedd517e269314d3ad1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gnome3
on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.