How To Install qtpass on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpass on Debian 9. qtpass is GUI for password manager pass

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpass on Debian 9.

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 9. 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 9

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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.