Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 2021-04-13

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-keyring-40.0

Introduction to GNOME Keyring

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

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Keyring Dependencies

Required

dbus-1.12.20 and Gcr-3.40.0

Recommended

Linux-PAM-1.5.1, libxslt-1.1.34, and OpenSSH-8.5p1

Optional

LCOV, libcap-ng, GnuPG-2.2.27, and Valgrind-3.17.0

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-keyring

Installation of GNOME Keyring

Install GNOME Keyring by running the following commands: 

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

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --with-pam-dir=/lib/security &&
make

A session bus address is necessary to run the tests. To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

--with-pam-dir=/lib/security: This switch specifies where the PAM module will be installed.

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

Last updated on 2021-04-08 01:16:54 -0500