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linux:security:password:password-manager:keepassxc

KeePassXC


Description

Awesome GUI Password Manager.


Install

apt

  • Install using apt:
    sudo apt install keepassxc

AppImage

  • Download the AppImage, GPG Key, and SHA Digest: https://keepassxc.org/download/
  • Import KeePassXC's gpg signing key:
    gpg --fetch-keys https://keepassxc.org/keepassxc_master_signing_key.asc
  • GPG Verify the signature file:
    gpg --verify KeePassXC-*.sig
  • Verify integrity of the AppImage:
    sha256sum -c KeePassXC-*.AppImage.DIGEST
  • Move the AppImage to somewhere in your $PATH:
    mv ~/Downloads/KeePassXC-*.AppImage ~/.local/bin/keepassxc
  • Make the AppImage executable:
    chmod u+x ~/.local/bin/keepassxc
  • Create a .desktop file:
    [Desktop Entry]
    Name=KeePassXC
    GenericName=Community Password Manager
    Exec="keepassxc" %U
    Icon=appimagekit-keepassxc
    Terminal=false
    Type=Application
    Categories=Qt;Utility;
    MimeType=application/x-keepass2;
    X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22

Script it!

  • Here's a script I wrote to install/update the AppImage:
    #!/usr/bin/env bash
     
    latest="https://api.github.com/repos/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/latest"
     
    # Import keepassxc's gpg key
    if ! gpg --list-keys 0xCFB4C2166397D0D2; then
      gpg --fetch-keys https://keepassxc.org/keepassxc_master_signing_key.asc
    fi
     
    printf '\n%b\n\n' "\e[1;34mDownloading the files.\e[0m"
     
    # Download the files
    curl -s "$latest" | awk -F': ' '/browser_download_url/ && /\.AppImage/ && !/zsync/ {gsub(/"/, "", $(NF)); system("curl -LO " $(NF))}'
     
    # Verify and install the appimage
    printf '\n%b\n\n' "\e[1;34mVerifying the files.\e[0m"
    if shasum -c KeePassXC-*.AppImage.DIGEST; then
      if gpg --verify KeePassXC*.AppImage.sig KeePassXC*.AppImage; then
        mv -f KeePassXC*.AppImage ~/.local/bin/keepassxc && \
        chmod +x ~/.local/bin/keepassxc && \
        pkill -f keepassxc && \
        gtk-launch keepassxc.desktop && \
        rm -f KeePassXC*.AppImage*
      else
        printf '\n%b\n' "\e[1;31m[ERROR] Problem with signature!\e[0m"
      fi
    else
      printf '\n%b\n' "\e[1;31m[ERROR] Problem with checksum!\e[0m"
    fi

keepassxc-cli

There's a small difference in using the keepassxc-cli depending on the method used to install. Note the hyphen - usage.

  • Installed using the apt instructions above:
    keepassxc-cli help
  • Installed using the AppImage instructions above:
    keepassxc cli help

linux/security/password/password-manager/keepassxc.txt · Last modified: 2022/03/03 11:43 by chuck