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Install gnome-keyring git credential helper in Ubuntu
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installkeyringhelper.sh
sudo apt-get install libgnome-keyring-dev
cd /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/credential/gnome-keyring
sudo make
sudo ln -s /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/credential/gnome-keyring/git-credential-gnome-keyring /usr/lib/git-core/
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modern version:

sudo apt-get install libsecret-1-dev
cd /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/credential/libsecret
sudo make
git config --global credential.helper /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/credential/libsecret/git-credential-libsecret

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Thanks!

@kassi-bertrand
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Thanks!

@Josh-Darling13
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This:

git config --global credential.helper /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/credential/libsecret/git-credential-libsecret

Does this:

warning: credential.helper has multiple values
error: cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value
Use a regexp, --add or --replace-all to change credential.helper.

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