{"id":34576,"date":"2021-09-11T14:08:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T14:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=34576"},"modified":"2021-09-11T14:08:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T14:08:55","slug":"keepass-2-49-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/keepass-2-49-released\/","title":{"rendered":"KeePass 2.49 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 20.04 \/ 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-icon1200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-icon250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-icon250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-icon250-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>KeePass Password Safe 2.49 released with user interface improvements and minor new features. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/keepass.info\/news\/n210910_2.49.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">release note<\/a>, the new release added new dedicated context menus for custom string fields and auto-type associations in the entry dialog. Allows to copy names, values, target windows and sequences, copy and paste items, and do select all and move to actions. The button &#8220;More&#8221; is present to the right of the custom string fields and auto-type associations list to show the context menu.<\/p>\n<p>The release also added optional &#8220;Auto-Type &#8211; Enabled&#8221; and &#8220;Auto-Type &#8211; Sequences&#8221; main entry list column. They are disabled by default and can be turned on via menu &#8220;View -> Configure Columns&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>KeePass 2.49 added support for importing Keeper 16.0.0 JSON files, and automatic screen reader detection based on the operating system&#8217;s screen reader parameter. Other changes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New &#8216;Show confirmation dialog when opening a database file whose minor format version is unknown&#8217; option.<\/li>\n<li>Dialog banners can now be read by screen readers<\/li>\n<li>Added accessibility names for some controls<\/li>\n<li>Controls in the accessibility\/automation control tree are now ordered by their visual locations<\/li>\n<li>Various accessibility enhancements and other improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-window.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-window-600x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-window-600x357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-window-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-window-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/keepass-window.jpg 997w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install KeePass 2.49 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>KeePass 2.x runs on Linux through Mono, the open-source .NET Framework-compatible software framework. The UI looks old. If you don&#8217;t like it, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepassx.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KeePassX<\/a> the native Linux password manager.<\/p>\n<p>The software does not provide Linux binary package so far. Besides building from the source, you can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/keepass2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unofficial Ubuntu PPA<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>NOTE:<\/b> I offer no warranty for any package in the PPA. Build rules and patches borrowed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~jtaylor\/+archive\/ubuntu\/keepass\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Taylor&#8217;s PPA<\/a>. Use it at your own risk.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Firstly, open terminal from start menu and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/keepass2<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password when it asks since <code>sudo<\/code> command need user authentication and hit Enter to continue<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/keepass2-ppa-focal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"140\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/keepass2-ppa-focal.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/keepass2-ppa-focal-450x105.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Then run command to update package cache, though it&#8217;s done automatically in Ubuntu 20.04 &#038; higher while adding PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p><b>3.)<\/b> Finally install this mono based password manager package by running command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install keepass2<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apt-keepass2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"251\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apt-keepass2.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apt-keepass2-450x188.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By keeping the Ubuntu PPA, next time a new release is published you&#8217;ll be able to upgrade it using system&#8217;s <b>Software Updater<\/b> (Update Manager) utility.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall KeePass2:<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the software package, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --autoremove keepass2<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the Ubuntu PPA either via command in temrinal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/keepass2<\/pre>\n<p>or by launching &#8220;Software &#038; Updates&#8221; utility and removing the relevant line under &#8220;Other Software&#8221; tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KeePass Password Safe 2.49 released with user interface improvements and minor new features. 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