How To Install gnome-pass-search-provider on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-pass-search-provider on Debian 12.
What is gnome-pass-search-provider
gnome-pass-search-provider is:
This GNOME search provider integrates the pass utility into GNOME Shell. It can search password entries and copy passwords as well as arbitrary fields (username, pin, etc.) from the GNOME Shell search frontend. It also supports the OTP extension (from the pass-extension-otp package).
There are three methods to install gnome-pass-search-provider on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-pass-search-provider Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-pass-search-provider using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-pass-search-provider
Install gnome-pass-search-provider Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-pass-search-provider using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-pass-search-provider
Install gnome-pass-search-provider 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 gnome-pass-search-provider using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-pass-search-provider
How To Uninstall gnome-pass-search-provider on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-pass-search-provider package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-pass-search-provider
Uninstall gnome-pass-search-provider And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-pass-search-provider and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-pass-search-provider
Remove gnome-pass-search-provider Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-pass-search-provider configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-pass-search-provider
Remove gnome-pass-search-provider configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-pass-search-provider configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-pass-search-provider
Dependencies
gnome-pass-search-provider have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-pass-search-provider package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
