Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-keyring-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnome-keyring-common
libgnome-keyring-common 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 data files and translations for the GNOME keyring
library.
There are three methods to install libgnome-keyring-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnome-keyring-common
Install libgnome-keyring-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-keyring-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnome-keyring-common
Install libgnome-keyring-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnome-keyring-common
How To Uninstall libgnome-keyring-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnome-keyring-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnome-keyring-common
Uninstall libgnome-keyring-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnome-keyring-common 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-common
Remove libgnome-keyring-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgnome-keyring-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome-keyring-common
Remove libgnome-keyring-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnome-keyring-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome-keyring-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-keyring-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
