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verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 5:41 AM

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Hello. I am trying to use Element (Matrix chat app) but it says that I have an unsupported keyring. I tried installing gnome-keyring, which also didn't fix it. Any ideas? (I use hyprland)

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https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/safe-storage#safestoragegetsselectestoragebackend-linux

safeStorage | Electron

Allows access to simple encryption and decryption of strings for storage on the local machine.

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I could use kwallet but I would really prefer not to

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 7:23 PM

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im think keyrings require some setup beyond just installing

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so maybe check that out

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maybe you have to enable a systemd service

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 8:58 PM

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@verbal lintel forgot to piung

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:15 PM

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elfin isle <@1008562998585085984> forgot to piung

oh thanks

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any idea what kind of setup I have to do for gnome keyring?

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gnome keyring made a systemd service but it said it wasn't found when I tried enabling it

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:19 PM

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verbal lintel gnome keyring made a systemd service but it said it wasn't found when I tried en...

its a user service

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try
systemctl --user enable --now gnome-keyring-daemon.socket

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:20 PM

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do I have to reboot

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I rebooted and it still doesnt work

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[waffler527@Anti-Pancake-LLC /home/waffler527] systemctl --user status gnome-keyring-daemon.socket
● gnome-keyring-daemon.socket - GNOME Keyring daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome-keyring-daemon.socket; enabled; preset:
enabled)
Active: active (listening) since Wed 2026-02-11 16:22:37 EST; 46s ago
Invocation: b427dc268ddf4469b197bdfd064432ef
Triggers: ● gnome-keyring-daemon.service
Listen: /run/user/1000/keyring/control (Stream)

Feb 11 16:22:37 Anti-Pancake-LLC systemd[1218]: Listening on GNOME Keyring daemon.

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:23 PM

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no you shouldnt have top reboot

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looks good

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does it still give you the same error?

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:23 PM

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yeah

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elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:24 PM

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hm

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@verbal lintel

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and according to google this is not part of gnome keyring

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so

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sudo pacman -S libsecret

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:26 PM

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elfin isle

[waffler527@Anti-Pancake-LLC /home/waffler527] sudo pacman -S gnome-libsecret
[sudo] password for waffler527:
error: target not found: gnome-libsecret

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:27 PM

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no

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just libsecret

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:27 PM

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I have that

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[waffler527@Anti-Pancake-LLC /home/waffler527] pacman -Q libsecret
libsecret 0.21.7-1

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:29 PM

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try innstalling libgnome-keyring maybe??

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its in AUR

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:29 PM

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I prefer to avoid AUR if possible

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:30 PM

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then i think you might have to try kwallet

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 9:30 PM

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alright

elfin isle Feb 11, 2026, 9:33 PM

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do note that since gnome keyring and kwallet both provides the same dbus socket, they are conflicting and you might have to uninstall gnome keyring too

verbal lintel Feb 11, 2026, 11:06 PM

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