How To Install pinentry-gtk on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk
on AlmaLinux 8.
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 AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pinentry-gtk.
Install pinentry-gtk on AlmaLinux 8 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 AlmaLinux 8 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 AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the pinentry-gtk
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pinentry-gtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.