How To Install gokey on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gokey on Debian 12.
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 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 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.