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How to Install KeePass on Linuxmint 18.03

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To Install KeePass on Linuxmint 18.03
KeePass is a free and open source password manager where the user can store the all the users' passwords in a single highly-encrypted database. The user can put all the passwords in a single database, which can be unlocked with one master password or a key file. In this tutorial, we will see the installation of KeePass on Linux mint 18.3

Installation
Let's first start with updating the system repositories

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                         
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                  
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                    
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease         
Hit:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                      
Hit:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done


Install the KeePass application run the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install keepassx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  keepassx
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 397 not upgraded.
Need to get 476 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,882 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 keepassx amd64 2.0.2-1 [476 kB]
Fetched 476 kB in 2s (188 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package keepassx.
(Reading database ... 225426 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../keepassx_2.0.2-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking keepassx (2.0.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up keepassx (2.0.2-1) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here
mint_menu

Now, you can able to use the KeePass application.
keepass_application


The version of KeePass.
version

With this, the method to install KeePass on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

What are the properties of KeePass?

A

KeePass is a free and open source password manager where the user can store the all the users' passwords in a single highly-encrypted database. The user can put all the passwords in a single database, which can be unlocked with one master password or a key file.

Q

How to install the KeePass on Ubuntu 17.04?

A

For the installation of KeePass please refer "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-keepassx-on-ubuntu-17-04/".

Q

Is Bitwarden works same as KeePass?

A

Yes, Bitwarden falls with the same functionality as KeePass.

Q

What is the PPA repository to be added for KeePass on Ubuntu 17.04?

A

Use "add-apt-repository ppa:eugenesan/ppa" for KeePass on Ubuntu 17.04.

Q

How to unlock the password file after enabling KeePass?

A

In KeePass all the users' passwords in a single highly-encrypted database. The user can put all the passwords in a single database, which can be unlocked with one master password or a key file.

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