{"id":6672,"date":"2017-04-09T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6672"},"modified":"2021-01-10T16:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T16:28:52","slug":"install-the-latest-keepass2-2-35-in-ubuntu-16-04-16-10-14-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/install-the-latest-keepass2-2-35-in-ubuntu-16-04-16-10-14-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install the Latest KeePass2 2.35 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 14.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-icon.png\" alt=\"KeePass2\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6673\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those prefer KeePass2 password manager to KeePassX, here&#8217;s how to install the latest KeePass 2.35 release in Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04.<\/p>\n<p>While official Ubuntu repositories only provide an old version, the latest KeePass2 has reached the 2.35 release with a large list of new features and improvements. Here are some of them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New KDBX 4 file format<\/li>\n<li>Added Argon2 key derivation function<\/li>\n<li>Added ChaCha20 (RFC 7539) encryption algorithm<\/li>\n<li>open entry URLs with Firefox or Opera in private mode<\/li>\n<li>support for importing mSecure 3.5.5 CSV, Password Saver 4.1.2 XML, and  Enpass 5.3.0.1 TXT files.<\/li>\n<li>And other more change, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/keepass.info\/news\/n170109_2.35.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-235-450x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"307\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-235-450x307.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-235-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-235-600x410.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/keepass2-235.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install KeePass2 2.35 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>For all current Ubuntu releases and derivatives, e.g., Linux Mint 17, 18, and Elementary OS Loki, KeePass2 can be easily installed from the Julian Taylor&#8217;s PPA.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or searching for &#8220;Terminal&#8221; from start menu. When it opens, 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 (no visual feedback due to security reason) when it asks and hit Enter.<\/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 you can upgrade KeePass2 from an existing release via <b>Software Updater<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/upgrade-keepass2-600x366.jpg\" alt=\"upgrade KeePass2\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/upgrade-keepass2-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/upgrade-keepass2-450x275.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/upgrade-keepass2.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or just run following commands to check updates and install the latest release:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install keepass2<\/pre>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t want to add the PPA, grab the DEB package from <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~jtaylor\/+archive\/ubuntu\/keepass\/+packages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>How to Restore<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For any reason you can easily remove the PPA and downgrade KeePass2 to the stock version in official Ubuntu repositories via ppa-purge tool:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo apt-get install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:jtaylor\/keepass<\/pre>\n<p><b>Tip:<\/b> For a list of plugins, e.g., KeeFox, KeeAgent, Keebuntu, and KeePassHttp, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~dlech\/+archive\/ubuntu\/keepass2-plugins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this PPA<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those prefer KeePass2 password manager to KeePassX, here&#8217;s how to install the latest KeePass 2.35 release in Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04. 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