How To Install pidgin-gnome-keyring on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-gnome-keyring on Kali Linux.

What is pidgin-gnome-keyring

pidgin-gnome-keyring is:

Pidgin usually stores passwords as plaintext with the “save password” function. This plugin instead saves all passwords to the system keyring, which some would argue is a more secure form of password storage.

There are three methods to install pidgin-gnome-keyring on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pidgin-gnome-keyring Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-gnome-keyring using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-gnome-keyring

Install pidgin-gnome-keyring Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-gnome-keyring using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pidgin-gnome-keyring

Install pidgin-gnome-keyring Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-gnome-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-gnome-keyring

How To Uninstall pidgin-gnome-keyring on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pidgin-gnome-keyring package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-gnome-keyring

Uninstall pidgin-gnome-keyring And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pidgin-gnome-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-gnome-keyring

Remove pidgin-gnome-keyring Configurations and Data

To remove pidgin-gnome-keyring configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-gnome-keyring

Remove pidgin-gnome-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pidgin-gnome-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-gnome-keyring

Dependencies

pidgin-gnome-keyring have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libsecret-1-0
• libpurple0

References

• pidgin-gnome-keyring website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-gnome-keyring package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.