Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.1-180

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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Introduction to GNOME Keyring

The GNOME Keyring package contains a daemon that keeps passwords and other secrets for users.

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Note

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Package Information

GNOME Keyring Dependencies

Required

dbus-1.16.2 and Gcr-3.41.2

Recommended

Linux-PAM-1.7.2, libxslt-1.1.45, and OpenSSH-10.5p1

Optional

libcap-ng

Installation of GNOME Keyring

Install GNOME Keyring by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's:"/desktop:"/org:' schema/*.xml &&

mkdir build-gkr &&
cd    build-gkr &&

meson setup ..            \
      --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -D systemd=disabled &&
ninja

A session bus address is necessary to run the tests. To test the results, issue: ninja test. One test, gnome-keyring:asn1, is known to fail.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

sed ... schema/*.xml: This command fixes a deprecated entry in the schema template.

-D systemd=disabled: This switch prevents a failure due to the build system requiring systemd by default.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-keyring (symlink), gnome-keyring-3, and gnome-keyring-daemon
Installed Libraries: gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so (PKCS#11 module) and pam_gnome_keyring.so (PAM module)
Installed Directory: /usr/lib/gnome-keyring and /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal

Short Descriptions

gnome-keyring-daemon

is a session daemon that keeps passwords for users