How can I disable the keyring?

[WTortoise]

I just freshly installed Linux Mint Vera 21.2 Xfce, and every 10 minutes or so I get a prompt to create a new password for my default keyring. I have no desire to use the keyring feature. How can I disable it altogether?

I've been able to find a lot of information about how to disable the requirement for a password on login, but nothing mentions how to just get rid of keyrings as far as I can tell.

[sleeper12]

Maybe this: https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... .html#ID15

[WTortoise]

Maybe this: https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... .html#ID15

As far as I can tell that's just telling you to delete your current password and use keyring without a password. I'd rather just not use keyring at all, but I don't see any obvious way to do that.

[linux-rox]

I'm quite sure you're reading it incorrectly. Will mention, though, that I've not tried the procedure myself. I don't get nagged about the keyring.

[sleeper12]

It worked for me back when I had the same problem with Chromium.

[MiZoG]

I'd rather just not use keyring at all

Keyring is an embedded security feature in many Linux distros. There's not exactly "rather not using keyring at all" in Linux Mint. You just bypass password prompts when automatic login is enabled by unlocking keyring permanently. Follow the instructions down to the last detail.

[Reddog1]

While your mileage may vary, I routinely eliminate keyring (I can manage security myself, thank you very much), and I've noticed no adverse affects by not having it.

Here's how to do it:

navigate to /home/yourusername/.local/share/keyrings

and delete the two files in the folder

Open Synaptic Package Manager and locate gnome-keyring and uninstall it. Seahorse will be uninstalled along with gnome-keyring.

[MiZoG]

I routinely eliminate keyring...

Cool but you shouldn't routinely advise newcomers to do the same.
I do very peculiar things with my systems but I don't propagandize em as routine solutions to routine problems.
OP might not be a security pro ready to take security on their firm hands.
They want to disable keyring in order to stop a flood of credential insertion prompts, at least that's what they say.
By deleting keyring they won't get rid of any prompts and then they should certainly seek an alternative method of securely storing and managing credentials.

[kato181]

Just my 2 cents worth. I have 5 computers running LM21.1 and on all, except for one they never ask for a password except during kernel and system updates. My own machine does however ask for a password on each boot, but that is because I run Skype at boot up and because it requires a password to start, I have to enter that password. To which I'm wondering if the OP has installed something similar that when it is set to start when LM starts and requires a password login.