How To Install pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7. pinentry-gtk is Passphrase/PIN entry dialog based on GTK+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pinentry-gtk.

Install pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pinentry-gtk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pinentry-gtk

Install pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pinentry-gtk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pinentry-gtk

How To Uninstall pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove pinentry-gtk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.