How To Install keepassx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install keepassx on Kali Linux. keepassx is Cross Platform Password Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install keepassx on Kali Linux.

What is keepassx

keepassx is:

KeePassX is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the algorithms AES or Twofish.

In contrast to KeePassXC (package keepassxc), the development pace of KeePassX has slowed down. It has less features, and uses an outdated version of the Qt widget. If you do not know whether you should install keepassx or keepassxc, install keepassxc instead!

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

Install keepassx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install keepassx

Install keepassx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install keepassx

Install keepassx Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install keepassx

How To Uninstall keepassx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove keepassx

Uninstall keepassx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall keepassx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove keepassx

Remove keepassx Configurations and Data

To remove keepassx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge keepassx

Remove keepassx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge keepassx

Dependencies

keepassx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install keepassx package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.