How To Install pinentry-gtk on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk on Rocky Linux 8. pinentry-gtk is Passphrase/PIN entry dialog based on GTK+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pinentry-gtk

pinentry-gtk Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/pinentry-gtk
/usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/30
/usr/lib/.build-id/30/82a777bd1a98a6f762378836e23ac0cb7dea2f

References

pinentry-gtk website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinentry-gtk on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.