How to Install and Uninstall gnome-keyring Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gnome-keyring" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-keyring
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-keyring" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gnome-keyring on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-keyring
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-keyring package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gnome-keyring
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Josselin Mouette
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3676
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap-ng0, libgck-1-0 (>= 3.3.90), libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.38.0), gcr (>= 3.4), dbus-x11, p11-kit (>= 0.16), libcap2-bin, pinentry-gnome3
Recommends: libpam-gnome-keyring, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-keyring/gnome-keyring_3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 583680
MD5sum: 69b655866953494d7e0b8bb804f56a1c
SHA1: 701a5bd49161a540fbed9ef6974a7c0c8c24f616
SHA256: e93d9e830fa72c6ac65d74290730973f46db8b7cdefc38bf3b0bbefc800bd5e7
SHA512: 68c3918d863f17a0425be6230abf80fbf7270a69665cb67465419d90cece8e2e423280d0e1351655c1533a104f49eb0d690b7715692a62ffc7b594aef92bb309
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeKeyring
Description-en: GNOME keyring services (daemon and tools)
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.
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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.
Description-md5: ab339ead4844e2dd14c8a8c09473bb75
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: gnome-keyring
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 3680
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Josselin Mouette
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap-ng0, libgck-1-0 (>= 3.3.90), libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.38.0), gcr (>= 3.4), dbus-x11, p11-kit (>= 0.16), libcap2-bin, pinentry-gnome3
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Recommends: libpam-gnome-keyring, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-keyring/gnome-keyring_3.18.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 585094
MD5sum: 1face03dcbf64c5e7d8c0dbfa8f7d286
SHA1: 39ce80d05e4b520247b0ac5ebc492df97b7758ac
SHA256: 95f2209265ea9f6864e64084e73873d439e0f9cd945622b81b419f3b9d8ddffc
Description-en: GNOME keyring services (daemon and tools)
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.
Description-md5: ab339ead4844e2dd14c8a8c09473bb75
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeKeyring
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop