{"id":9012,"date":"2019-06-02T16:38:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T16:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2019-06-02T16:38:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T16:38:03","slug":"keepassxc-password-manager-2-4-2-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/06\/keepassxc-password-manager-2-4-2-released\/","title":{"rendered":"KeePassXC Password Manager 2.4.2 Released (Howto Install)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/keepassx-icon.png\" alt=\"KeePassX 2 YubiKey support\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5492\" \/><\/p>\n<p>KeePassXC, cross-platform community fork of KeePassX, released version 2.4.2 a few days ago with many improvements and security fixes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepassxc.org\/blog\/2019-05-31-2.4.2-released\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KeePassXC 2.4.2<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduce a memory wiping feature to reduce the risk of secrets.<\/li>\n<li>Prevent infinite save loop when location is unavailable.<\/li>\n<li>Fix opening URL&#8217;s with non-http schemes.<\/li>\n<li>Fix data loss due to not reading all database attachments if duplicates exist<\/li>\n<li>Update group in preview widget when focused<\/li>\n<li>Remove non-functional apply button in application settings<\/li>\n<li>Linux Snap package fixes and improvements.<\/li>\n<li>And fixes to Mac OS, web browser, and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install KeePassXC in Ubuntu via Snap:<\/h4>\n<p>The official snap package (<i>runs in sandbox and auto-updates itself<\/i>) is available in Ubuntu Software for <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b> and higher, though it&#8217;s not updated to v2.4.2 at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-softwarecenter.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-softwarecenter-600x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-softwarecenter-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-softwarecenter-450x274.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-softwarecenter-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-softwarecenter.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For <b>Ubuntu 16.04<\/b>, run command to install <code>snapd<\/code> daemon first:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get install snapd<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial-600x103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"103\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial-600x103.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial-450x77.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then install the snap package via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap install keepassxc<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/snapinstall-keepassxc-600x96.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"96\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/snapinstall-keepassxc-600x96.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/snapinstall-keepassxc-450x72.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/snapinstall-keepassxc.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install KeePassXC in Ubuntu via PPA:<\/h4>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t prefer snap packages, the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~phoerious\/+archive\/ubuntu\/keepassxc\" target=\"_blank\">official KeePassXC PPA<\/a> contains the most recent <b>.deb<\/b> packages for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phoerious\/keepassxc<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-ppa-600x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"87\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-ppa-600x87.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-ppa-450x65.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/keepassxc-ppa.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then upgrade KeePassXC via Software Updater:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/upgrade-keepassxc-450x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/upgrade-keepassxc-450x333.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/upgrade-keepassxc-600x445.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/upgrade-keepassxc.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or run commands one by one in terminal to install the latest package:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install keepassxc<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the PPA, open <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> and navigate to <b>Other Software<\/b> tab.<\/p>\n<p>To remove KeePassXC .deb package, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove keepassxc<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KeePassXC, cross-platform community fork of KeePassX, released version 2.4.2 a few days ago with many improvements and security fixes. KeePassXC 2.4.2 release highlights: Introduce a memory wiping feature to reduce the risk of secrets. Prevent infinite save loop when location is unavailable. Fix opening URL&#8217;s with non-http schemes. 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