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docs: add gnome-keyring example for WSL users (fixes #6049)#6073

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@Dotunbey Dotunbey commented Mar 3, 2026

Adds a concrete example of installing and configuring gnome-keyring
for WSL users, as suggested in issue #6049.

Fixes #6049.

@Dotunbey Dotunbey requested review from a team, bepri and mr-cal as code owners March 3, 2026 14:34
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Hi @Dotunbey! Thanks for taking this on :)

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Example (WSL users):

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We can drop this header

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Sure

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On WSL systems, you may need to install a system keyring such as
``gnome-keyring`` manually:
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On WSL systems, you may need to install a system keyring such as
``gnome-keyring`` manually:
On WSL systems, you may need to install a system keyring such as
the GNOME keyring manually:

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This is valuable addition, but I think this would be more appropriate to add to the Windows section of the how-to set up snapcraft:

https://documentation.ubuntu.com/snapcraft/stable/how-to/set-up-snapcraft/

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bepri commented Mar 3, 2026

Ah good call. In that case my last comment in my review is moot, heh

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The documentation for how-to/publishing/authenticate.rst should at least specify one system keyring as an example

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