How To Install R-credentials on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-credentials in Fedora 36. R-credentials is Tools for Managing SSH and Git Credentials

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-credentials on Fedora 36.

What is `R-credentials`

Setup and retrieve HTTPS and SSH credentials for use with ‘git’ and other services. For HTTPS remotes the package interfaces the ‘git-credential’ utility which ‘git’ uses to store HTTP usernames and passwords. For SSH remotes we provide convenient functions to find or generate appropriate SSH keys. The package both helps the user to setup a local git installation, and also provides a back-end for git/ssh client libraries to authenticate with existing user credentials.

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

Install R-credentials 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 R-credentials using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install R-credentials

Install R-credentials 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 R-credentials using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install R-credentials

How To Uninstall R-credentials on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the R-credentials package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove R-credentials

R-credentials Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/R/library/credentials
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/DESCRIPTION
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/INDEX
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/LICENSE
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/Rd.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/features.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/hsearch.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/links.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/nsInfo.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/package.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/Meta/vignette.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/NAMESPACE
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/NEWS
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/R
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/R/credentials
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/R/credentials.rdb
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/R/credentials.rdx
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/WORDLIST
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/ask_token.sh
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/doc
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/doc/index.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/doc/intro.R
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/doc/intro.Rmd
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/doc/intro.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/AnIndex
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/aliases.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_api.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_approve.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_fill.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_helper.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_helper_get.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_helper_list.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_helper_set.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credential_reject.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credentials.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credentials.rdb
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/credentials.rdx
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/git_credential_ask.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/git_credential_forget.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/git_credential_update.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/http_credentials.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/paths.rds
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/set_github_pat.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_agent_add.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_credentials.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_home.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_key_info.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_keygen.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_read_key.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_setup_github.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/help/ssh_update_passphrase.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/00Index.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/R.css
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/credential_api.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/credential_helper.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/http_credentials.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/set_github_pat.html
/usr/share/R/library/credentials/html/ssh_credentials.html

References

R-credentials website

Summary

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