Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-keyring-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnome-keyring-dev
libgnome-keyring-dev is:
gnome-keyring is a daemon in the session, similar to ssh-agent,
and other applications can use it to store passwords and other
sensitive information.
The program can manage several keyrings, each with its own master
password, and there is also a session keyring which is never stored to
disk, but forgotten when the session ends.
This package contains development files for GNOME.
There are three methods to install libgnome-keyring-dev 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 libgnome-keyring-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-keyring-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnome-keyring-dev
Install libgnome-keyring-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-keyring-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnome-keyring-dev
Install libgnome-keyring-dev 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 libgnome-keyring-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnome-keyring-dev
How To Uninstall libgnome-keyring-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnome-keyring-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnome-keyring-dev
Uninstall libgnome-keyring-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnome-keyring-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome-keyring-dev
Remove libgnome-keyring-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgnome-keyring-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome-keyring-dev
Remove libgnome-keyring-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnome-keyring-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome-keyring-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-keyring-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
