Install password manager application in Linux Ubuntu. Here are the terminal commands to install KeePassXC 2.7.5 via PPA in Ubuntu and Linux Mint.
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”. It saves many different types of information, such as usernames, passwords, URLs, attachments, and notes, all of which are saved in an offline, encrypted file which can be stored in any location.
It also comes with an easy-to-use password generator utility allows you to create passwords with any combination of characters or easy to remember passphrases.
It features browser integration with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Chromium, Vivaldi, Brave, and Tor-Browser.
Changes in KeePassXC 2.7.5
KeePassXC 2.7.5 is the latest release and it brings the following new changes:
- Add menu option to allow screenshots
- Add support for Botan 3
- Increase max TOTP step to 24 hours
- Improve HTML export layout
- Turn search reset off by default
- Use QClipboard::clear() instead of setting blank text
- Hide group column header choice when not in search
- Improve look of KeePassXC logo and icons
- Add keyboard shortcuts for app and database settings
- Hide rename button from attachments preview panel
- Linux: Set SingleMainWindow in .desktop file
Run the following commands in terminal to install the latest version of KeePassXC password manager:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phoerious/keepassxc sudop apt update sudo apt install keepassxc
Once installed, you can start using it. More info can be found here: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc