How To Install pass on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pass on CentOS 8. pass is A password manager using standard Unix tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pass on CentOS 8.

What is pass

Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely using gpg and git.

We can use yum or dnf to install pass on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pass.

Install pass on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pass using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pass

Install pass on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pass using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pass

How To Uninstall pass on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove pass

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pass on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.