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I'd like to install current version of keepassX (2.0.2) on my 14.04 desktop. I've found a repo (ppa:eugenesan/ppa), but I don't trust it enough to download a password manager from it.

  • I don't want to use Keepass from software center, because it uses mono, looks clumsy and I use keepassX 2.0.2 on other platforms.
  • I can't use keepassX 0.4.3 from software center, because I migrated to .kdbx database.

Keepassx website offers a tar.gz file (Keepassx website), but I'm not sure how to install it. Any suggestions?

chilliq
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    It's a very good idea to not trust a package from a ppa! :D For installing the tar.gz there are [detailed instructions on the official website](https://www.keepassx.org/dev/projects/keepassx/wiki/Install_instructions), what is your problem with them exactly? – dadexix86 Mar 07 '16 at 22:02
  • I'll add that I found their instructions remarkably clear and easy to follow. Rather then running `make install` I use `checkinstall` which creates a small .deb file that I can use to install locally, or remove at a later date. – Charles Green Mar 07 '16 at 22:07
  • I'm not sure about these: cmake .. [CMAKE PARAMETERS] and make [-jX]. What are the exact commands needed here? – chilliq Mar 07 '16 at 22:11
  • I have 16.04 and it is using the new KeyPassX v2.0.2 Also uses Qt 4.8.7 and libgcrypt 1.6.5. So you may need other updates also. – oldfred Mar 07 '16 at 23:11
  • Leave the CMAKE parameters alone, and use -j for compiling. The -jX indicates to use X number of threads when compiling, and there are a large number of C parameters that could be used. – Charles Green Mar 08 '16 at 00:02
  • have you installed it now? – Anwar Aug 15 '16 at 17:58
  • I just installed it through synaptic package manager. Is that safe? I tried using ubuntu software center but it kept asking me for U1 login info and kept saying it was invalid. I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and it installed 'keepassx 2.0.2' – Ejaz Aug 29 '16 at 16:03
  • There is a similar question where I provided almost the same answer, please close one of these. http://askubuntu.com/q/849321/40581 – LiveWireBT Nov 14 '16 at 17:17

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I installed it from source by following the instructions on the GitHub repository, which worked fine when I was still using 14.04.

From Source

Build Dependencies

The following tools must exist within your PATH:

make
cmake (>= 2.8.12)
g++ (>= 4.7) or clang++ (>= 3.0)

The following libraries are required:

Qt 5 (>= 5.2): qtbase and qttools5
libgcrypt (>= 1.6)
zlib
libxi, libxtst, qtx11extras (optional for auto-type on X11)

On Debian you can install them with:

sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake qtbase5-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libgcrypt20-dev zlib1g-dev libxi-dev libxtst-dev

Build Steps

To compile from source:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make [-jX]

You will have the compiled KeePassX binary inside the ./build/src/ directory.

To install this binary execute the following:

sudo make install

More detailed instructions available in the INSTALL file.

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