How To Install pidgin-gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-gnome-keyring package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
