How To Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Fedora 36

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Fedora 36.

What is gnupg-pkcs11-scd

gnupg-pkcs11-scd is a drop-in replacement for the smart-card daemon (scd) shipped with the next-generation GnuPG (gnupg2). The daemon interfaces with smart-cards by using RSA Security Inc.’s PKCS#11 Cryptographic Token Interface.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd.

Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd 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 gnupg-pkcs11-scd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd 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 gnupg-pkcs11-scd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd

How To Uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the gnupg-pkcs11-scd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd

gnupg-pkcs11-scd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/gnupg-pkcs11-scd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/c0e421bf631fea5776cd253eff256bd60fd100
/usr/share/doc/gnupg-pkcs11-scd
/usr/share/doc/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/README
/usr/share/doc/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/gnupg-pkcs11-scd.conf.example
/usr/share/licenses/gnupg-pkcs11-scd
/usr/share/licenses/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/gnupg-pkcs11-scd.1.gz

References

• gnupg-pkcs11-scd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).