How To Install kpcli on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kpcli on Debian 9. kpcli is command line interface to KeePassX password manager databases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kpcli on Debian 9.

What is kpcli

kpcli is:

kpcli is an interactive command line shell to work with KeePass 1.x/2.x database files. Users can navigate and modify the database in imitated filesystem like shell syntax. This program was inspired by the interface provided by the KED password manager (“kedpm -c”).

There are three methods to install kpcli on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kpcli Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kpcli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kpcli

Install kpcli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kpcli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kpcli

Install kpcli Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kpcli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kpcli

How To Uninstall kpcli on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kpcli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kpcli

Uninstall kpcli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kpcli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpcli

Remove kpcli Configurations and Data

To remove kpcli configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kpcli

Remove kpcli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kpcli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpcli

Dependencies

kpcli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kpcli package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.