If gnome-base/gnome-keyring is not installed, Skype logs you out each time you restart it and you have to re-login. I run KDE and for a log time I had enough GNOME software installed that gnome-keyring was pulled in. After a big cleanup of unused software gnome-keyring was removed as an unneeded dependency, and Skype started to ask for password every time I started it. I didn't realize the connection for a while, and while searching for a solution today, I found this: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34903/why-do-i-have-to-sign-in-every-time-i-launch-skype-for-linux Based on that I think the ebuild should have a dependency on gnome-keyring. Reproducible: Always
Actually, it should be sufficient if any secret-service provider is installed, i.e. app-crypt/libsecret, which net-im/skypeforlinux already depends on. In turn, app-crypt/libsecret depends on virtual/secret-service, which depends on either gnome-keyring or keepassxc. However, the secret service provider needs to be running and activated — for example, since this can also be KeepassXC, as outlined here, it needs to be enabled as secret service: https://c3pb.de/blog/keepassxc-secrets-service.html In the future, KWallet in KDE might also be useful: https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kwallet/-/merge_requests/11 Installing and autoloading gnome-keyring blocks these other secret service providers (only one can be active), so this is likely unwanted on a KDE desktop. So I think the solution here would be to either: - Activate the Secret Service API in KeepassXC (which you should have installed, pulled in via app-crypt/libsecret => virtual/secret-service). - Remove KeepassXC in case you don't use it, then gnome-keyring will be pulled in automatically this way, and become your secret service provider (i.e. Skype already has this dependency, but not "hard"). - Install gnome-keyring manually in case you explicitly want to use both keepassxc and gnome-keyring in parallel. See also #705132.
OK, I wasn't aware of the Secret Service API, indeed, I have KeePassXC installed. I uninstalled gnome-keyring, and enabled the API in KeePassXC, I do see the authorization showing up in there, but every time I start Skype I have to log in again, and a new entry is created in KeePassXC, so something is not working there. But that's a different issue, maybe a message after installation of Skype would be helpful to make people aware of the Secret Service API being used for storing credentials. Thank you!
