How To Install pinentry-gtk on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk in Fedora 36. pinentry-gtk is Passphrase/PIN entry dialog based on GTK+

Introduction

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

What is `pinentry-gtk`

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 GTK GUI based version of the PIN entry dialog.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install pinentry-gtk

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

sudo yum -y install pinentry-gtk

How To Uninstall pinentry-gtk on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pinentry-gtk

pinentry-gtk Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/pinentry-gtk
/usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/cd
/usr/lib/.build-id/cd/0884e663883673a1b2add8eb8b9eeecc8a1e6d

References

pinentry-gtk website

Summary

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