How To Install qtpass on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpass on Debian 12.
What is qtpass
qtpass is:
QtPass is a GUI password manager based on pass with the following features:
- Reading pass password stores
- Decrypting and displaying the password info
- Updating from the git repository
- Editing and adding of passwords
- Adding and removing people from gpg-id per folder
- Read operations also supported without pass (using gpg and git)
- Configuration options for backends and executable/folder locations
- Copying password to clipboard
- Hiding of password against shouldersurfing
- Experimental WebDAV support
There are three methods to install qtpass 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 qtpass Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtpass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtpass
Install qtpass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtpass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtpass
Install qtpass 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 qtpass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtpass
How To Uninstall qtpass on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qtpass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtpass
Uninstall qtpass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtpass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtpass
Remove qtpass Configurations and Data
To remove qtpass configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtpass
Remove qtpass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtpass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtpass
Dependencies
qtpass have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpass package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
