How To Install gokey on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gokey on Debian 11. gokey is simple vaultless password manager in Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gokey on Debian 11.

What is gokey

gokey is:

gokey is a password manager, which does not require a password vault. Instead of storing your passwords in a vault it derives your password on the fly from your master password and supplied realm string (for example, resource URL). This way you do not have to manage, backup or sync your password vault (or trust its management to a third party) as your passwords are available immediately anywhere.

There are three methods to install gokey on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gokey Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gokey

Install gokey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gokey

Install gokey 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 gokey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gokey

How To Uninstall gokey on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove gokey

Uninstall gokey And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gokey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gokey

Remove gokey Configurations and Data

To remove gokey configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gokey

Remove gokey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gokey

Dependencies

gokey have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gokey package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.