How To Install pass on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pass on Rocky Linux 8. pass is A password manager using standard Unix tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pass on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pass`

Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely using gpg and git.

We can use yum or dnf to install pass on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pass.

Install pass on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pass using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pass

Install pass on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pass using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pass

How To Uninstall pass on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pass

pass Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/pass
/usr/lib/password-store
/usr/lib/password-store/extensions
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/pass
/usr/share/doc/pass
/usr/share/doc/pass/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pass/README
/usr/share/doc/pass/emacs
/usr/share/doc/pass/emacs/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/pass/emacs/Cask
/usr/share/doc/pass/emacs/README.md
/usr/share/doc/pass/emacs/password-store.el
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/1password2pass.rb
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/fpm2pass.pl
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/gorilla2pass.rb
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/kedpm2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/keepass2csv2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/keepass2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/keepassx2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/kwallet2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/lastpass2pass.rb
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/password-exporter2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/pwsafe2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/pwsafe2pass.sh
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/revelation2pass.py
/usr/share/doc/pass/importers/roboform2pass.rb
/usr/share/doc/pass/vim
/usr/share/doc/pass/vim/redact_pass.txt
/usr/share/doc/pass/vim/redact_pass.vim
/usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/pass.fish
/usr/share/man/man1/pass.1.gz
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_pass

References

pass website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pass on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.