How To Install pinentry-gnome3 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gnome3 in Fedora 36. pinentry-gnome3 is Passphrase/PIN entry dialog for GNOME 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gnome3 on Fedora 36.

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 Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pinentry-gnome3.

Install pinentry-gnome3 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 pinentry-gnome3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pinentry-gnome3

Install pinentry-gnome3 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 pinentry-gnome3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pinentry-gnome3

How To Uninstall pinentry-gnome3 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pinentry-gnome3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pinentry-gnome3

pinentry-gnome3 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/pinentry-gnome3
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b/f3482924ce6870c50a7e9f5729eec286a605df

References

pinentry-gnome3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gnome3 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).