2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.cpp b/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.cpp
index 13f6ef05..8b2abeb7 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.cpp
@@ -456,4 +456,23 @@ auto GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT CheckGpgVersion(int channel,
 
   return true;
 }
+
+auto GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT DecidePinentry() -> QString {
+#ifdef __linux__
+  QStringList preferred_list = {"pinentry-gnome3",
+                                "pinentry-qt"
+                                "pinentry-gtk2"};
+#else
+  QStringList preferred_list = {"pinentry-qt"};
+#endif
+
+  for (const QString& name : preferred_list) {
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(name);
+    if (!path.isEmpty()) {
+      return path;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {};
+}
 }  // namespace GpgFrontend
diff --git a/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.h b/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.h
index d0fe1701..f005bbfc 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.h
+++ b/src/core/utils/GpgUtils.h
@@ -221,4 +221,10 @@ auto GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT GpgAgentVersionGreaterThan(int channel,
 auto GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT CheckGpgVersion(int channel,
                                              const QString&) -> bool;
 
+/**
+ * @brief
+ *
+ * @return QString
+ */
+auto GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT DecidePinentry() -> QString;
 }  // namespace GpgFrontend
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