How To Install git-secret on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-secret in Fedora 36. git-secret is A bash-tool to store your private data inside a git repository

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-secret on Fedora 36.

What is git-secret

git-secret is a bash tool which stores private data inside a git repository. It encrypts tracked files with public keys for users whom you trust using GPG, allowing permitted users to access encrypted data using their secret keys.

We can use yum or dnf to install git-secret on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install git-secret.

Install git-secret on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install git-secret using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install git-secret

Install git-secret on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install git-secret using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install git-secret

How To Uninstall git-secret on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the git-secret package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove git-secret

git-secret Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/git-secret
/usr/share/licenses/git-secret
/usr/share/licenses/git-secret/LICENSE.md
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-add.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-cat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-changes.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-clean.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-hide.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-init.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-killperson.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-remove.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-reveal.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-tell.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-usage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-whoknows.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/git-secret.7.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-secret on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).