How To Install keepassxc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install keepassxc on Debian 10.
What is keepassxc
keepassxc is:
KeePassXC 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.
There are three methods to install keepassxc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install keepassxc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install keepassxc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install keepassxc
Install keepassxc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install keepassxc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install keepassxc
Install keepassxc 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 keepassxc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install keepassxc
How To Uninstall keepassxc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the keepassxc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove keepassxc
Uninstall keepassxc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall keepassxc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove keepassxc
Remove keepassxc Configurations and Data
To remove keepassxc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge keepassxc
Remove keepassxc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove keepassxc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge keepassxc
Dependencies
keepassxc have the following dependencies:
- libargon2-1
- libc6
- libgcrypt20
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libsodium23
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxi6
- libxtst6
- libykpers-1-1
- libzxcvbn0
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install keepassxc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.