How To Install pinentry-qt on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-qt in Fedora 36. pinentry-qt is Passphrase/PIN entry dialog based on Qt5

Introduction

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

What is `pinentry-qt`

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 Qt4 GUI based version of the PIN entry dialog.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install pinentry-qt

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

sudo yum -y install pinentry-qt

How To Uninstall pinentry-qt on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pinentry-qt

pinentry-qt Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/pinentry-qt
/usr/bin/pinentry-qt4
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/ba1847e6c7e76afd8245ad2a1649c7cd3eb3ad

References

pinentry-qt website

Summary

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