Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-17

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-keyring-3.6.3

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-7.2 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Keyring Dependencies

Required

D-Bus-1.6.10 and Gcr-3.6.2

Recommended

Linux-PAM-1.1.6

Optional

libcap-ng and Valgrind

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

Installation of GNOME Keyring

Install GNOME Keyring by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

--with-root-certs=/etc/ssl/certs: This switch specifies where the trusted root certificates are located.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-keyring, gnome-keyring-3 and gnome-keyring-daemon
Installed Libraries: gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so and pam_gnome_keyring.so
Installed Directory: /usr/lib/gnome-keyring/devel

Short Descriptions

gnome-keyring-daemon

is a session daemon that keeps passwords for users.

Last updated on 2013-03-03 18:22:27 +0000