keepassX under debian 8
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0spin...@gmail.com
Aug 17, 2016, 4:08:24 AM8/17/16
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After switching the template for my vault to debian-8 (mainly because of the lower memory footprint), I noticed that, for reasons that elude me, Jessie comes with an extremely outdated keepassx build (.4.3), which doesn't support keepass 2 databases. (-> https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=keepassx )
As I am a bit of a novice wrt linux, is there a way to tell debian to (apt-)get the backported build? (And should I report this in the issue tracker?)
As I am a bit of a novice wrt linux, is there a way to tell debian to (apt-)get the backported build? (And should I report this in the issue tracker?)
Foppe de Haan
Aug 17, 2016, 4:26:23 AM8/17/16
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On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 10:08:24 AM UTC+2, Foppe de Haan wrote:
> After switching the template for my vault to debian-8 (mainly because of the lower memory footprint), I noticed that, for reasons that elude me, Jessie comes with an extremely outdated keepassx build (.4.3), which doesn't support keepass 2 databases. (-> https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=keepassx )
> As I am a bit of a novice wrt linux, is there a way to tell debian to (apt-)get the backported build? (And should I report this in the issue tracker?)
> After switching the template for my vault to debian-8 (mainly because of the lower memory footprint), I noticed that, for reasons that elude me, Jessie comes with an extremely outdated keepassx build (.4.3), which doesn't support keepass 2 databases. (-> https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=keepassx )
> As I am a bit of a novice wrt linux, is there a way to tell debian to (apt-)get the backported build? (And should I report this in the issue tracker?)
(Oh, I figured out how to get the backported build. So that just leaves the question whether I should report this somewhere, as I doubt it is intended that the deb8 template would include a version of keepassx that doesn't support keepass 2 databases.)
Gorka Alonso
Aug 17, 2016, 8:18:33 AM8/17/16
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That being said I prefer Keepass 2, which I use both on windows host (.net framework dependency) and with linux (mono dependency) because if has a cool google drive syncronization plugin.
[1] https://packages.debian.org/stable/allpackages
Foppe de Haan
Aug 17, 2016, 11:53:18 AM8/17/16
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On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 2:18:33 PM UTC+2, Gorka Alonso wrote:
> El miércoles, 17 de agosto de 2016, 10:26:23 (UTC+2), Foppe de Haan escribió:
> > On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 10:08:24 AM UTC+2, Foppe de Haan wrote:
> > > After switching the template for my vault to debian-8 (mainly because of the lower memory footprint), I noticed that, for reasons that elude me, Jessie comes with an extremely outdated keepassx build (.4.3), which doesn't support keepass 2 databases. (-> https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=keepassx )
> > > As I am a bit of a novice wrt linux, is there a way to tell debian to (apt-)get the backported build? (And should I report this in the issue tracker?)
> >
> > (Oh, I figured out how to get the backported build. So that just leaves the question whether I should report this somewhere, as I doubt it is intended that the deb8 template would include a version of keepassx that doesn't support keepass 2 databases.)
>
> Not sure it is a Qubes issue, since .4.3 is the version [1] of keepassx shipped Debian-stable (Jessie). Looks to me like Debian's fault.
>
> That being said I preafer Keepass 2, which I use both on windows host (.net framework dependency) and with linux (mono dependency) because if has a cool google drive syncronization plugin.
> El miércoles, 17 de agosto de 2016, 10:26:23 (UTC+2), Foppe de Haan escribió:
> > On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 10:08:24 AM UTC+2, Foppe de Haan wrote:
> > > After switching the template for my vault to debian-8 (mainly because of the lower memory footprint), I noticed that, for reasons that elude me, Jessie comes with an extremely outdated keepassx build (.4.3), which doesn't support keepass 2 databases. (-> https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=keepassx )
> > > As I am a bit of a novice wrt linux, is there a way to tell debian to (apt-)get the backported build? (And should I report this in the issue tracker?)
> >
> > (Oh, I figured out how to get the backported build. So that just leaves the question whether I should report this somewhere, as I doubt it is intended that the deb8 template would include a version of keepassx that doesn't support keepass 2 databases.)
>
> Not sure it is a Qubes issue, since .4.3 is the version [1] of keepassx shipped Debian-stable (Jessie). Looks to me like Debian's fault.
>
>
> [1] https://packages.debian.org/stable/allpackages
Oh, okay. I had assumed keepassx had been added/included by the Qubes devs, rather than simply being installed by default 'by' debian-8. If the latter is the case, then I guess this doesn really matter.
Anyway, if keepass 2 has gdrive (sync) integration via a plugin, I might try that, thanks. More elegant solution than installing dropbox. Cheers. :)
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