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Seyed Mohammad
Asked: 2013-01-16 01:57:50 +0800 CST

Xubuntu: Disable gnome-keyring

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I'm using Xubuntu, since GNOME and Unity are too heavy for my netbook.

I want to disable 'gnome-keyring' prompts.

I tried sudo apt-get remove gnome-keyring which results:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
    gnome-keyring oneconf python-ubuntu-sso-client software-center 
                  ubuntu-sso-client ubuntu-sso-client-gtk xubuntu-desktop
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

and of course I didn't confirm that!
Because it will remove the whole xubuntu-desktop and software-center !!

Can someone help?

xubuntu

4 Answers

  1. UPDATE (with question)

    Program apt-get on Ubuntu has fatal dependencies. Use aptitude 

    sudo apt-get install aptitude && sudo aptitude remove gnome-keyring

    Old

    Install seahorse. That's Passwords and Keys. Some programs on Ubuntu is renamed, but packages is same. 

    sudo apt-get install seahorse

    After that, go to Gnome keyring section and disable it (you can than disable it in Unity with Passwords and Keys).

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  2. Seyed, this answer is just to address "Because it will remove the whole xubuntu-desktop ...".

    xubuntu-desktop is a metapackage: you can take a look at What are the downsides of removing ubuntu-desktop metapackage?. The answer is as relevant to Xubuntu as it is to Ubuntu.

    I have a couple of references about metapackages which you may find useful even though they're not about Xubuntu:

    I routinely remove the desktop metapackage (as a consequence of purging unwanted software) because I always do a clean install and not an in situ upgrade to a higher version of *buntu.

    In your specific case, it appears that not just the xubuntu-desktop metapackage but other possibly important software would be removed.

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  3. Open System Monitor, in processes tab scroll down and select gnome-keyring-daemon, and click end process.

    I am using Kali GNU/Linux Rolling and it worked for me.

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  4. Solution in this post [1]Change keyring password on Xubuntu?:

    tl;dr?

    sudo apt install seahorse

    This program can delete/change/create keyring-password. At least it was helpful for me.

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