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--- config:keepass [2022/07/14 14:52] – Wulf Rajek
+++ config:keepass [2025/08/08 17:15] (current) – Wulf Rajek
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 ====== Keepass2 ======
-Main Windows Download link (Pro version) can be found here:\\
+KeePass is a the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager/password safe.
-http://keepass.info/download.html
-(consider native cross-platform alternative https://keepassxc.org/ )
 It can be installed under ubuntu/mint using
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 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/keepass2
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt-get install keepass2 ca-certificates
+sudo apt-get install keepass2 ca-certificates libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil
-</code>
-Note JTaylor's PPA appears to be outdated as of July 2022 with Keepass at 2.45 where 2.51.1 is available.
-<code>
-sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jtaylor/keepass
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt-get install keepass2 ca-certificates
 </code>
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 sudo apt remove --autoremove keepass2
 sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/keepass2
-sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:jtaylor/keepass
 </code>
-Due to a bug with mono and Tray Icons of WinForms applications, the tray icon does not work and only displays a black square with no functionality. To fix this, the following repository and gtk tray icon plugin needs to be installed on Mint (details https://github.com/dlech/Keebuntu#classic-tray-icon ):
+===== Keepass2.exe.config error =====
 <code>
-sudo apt-add-repository ppa:dlech/keepass2-plugins
+sudo apt-get install mono-utils
-sudo apt-get update
+monodis --assembly /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe | grep Version | sed 's|Version:\ *\([0-9\.]*\)$|\1|'
-sudo apt-get install keepass2-plugin-tray-icon
+sudo vi /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe.config
+#replace newVersion number in file
+Oneliner:
+sudo sed -i 's/newVersion="\([0-9\.]*\)"/newVersion='$(monodis --assembly /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe | grep Version | sed 's|Version:\ *\([0-9\.]*\)$|\"\1|')'\"/' /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe.config
 </code>
-Plugins are compiled using mono to a native format. The plugin folder is
+Auto patching of config file, create shell script and apt pre-inst hook (no post inst hook available as per https://askubuntu.com/questions/869219/how-can-i-run-a-script-after-a-specific-package-is-upgraded):
+<code bash /usr/local/bin/fix-keepass2-config.sh>
+#!/bin/bash
+if grep -q keepass2
+then
+    if [ ! -f /usr/bin/monodis ]
+    then
+        echo "monodis is required to fix the keepass2 config file."
+        echo "Please install it via apt-get install mono-utils"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo "Scheduling config update for keepass2 in 5 minutes..."
+        (
+        sleep 300;
+        sed -i 's/newVersion="\([0-9\.]*\)"/newVersion='$(monodis --assembly /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe | grep Version | sed 's|Version:\ *\([0-9\.]*\)$|\"\1|')'\"/' /usr/lib/keepass2/KeePass.exe.config
+        ) &
+    fi
+fi
+</code>
+<code - /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99-keepass2-hook>
+DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/local/bin/fix-keepass2-config.sh";};
+DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/local/bin/fix-keepass2-config.sh::Version "1";
+</code>
 <code>
-/usr/lib/keepass2/Plugins
+sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/fix-keepass2-config.sh
 </code>
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 The keepass2 PPAs have not been updated for quite a while. To use the latest version, follow these instructions (after installing the PPA version):
-  * Download the portable version zip file from Official link https://keepass.info/download.html
+  * Download the portable version zip file from official link https://keepass.info/download.html
   * Close the KeePass2 application
   * Make a copy of the /usr/lib/keepass2 folder as backup
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 </code>
 set google sync plugin to sync both on saving and opening
+===== KeeAutoExec plugin =====
+This plugin automatically opens additional databases.
+https://keepass.info/plugins.html#keeautoexec
+Installation:
+<code>
+wget https://keepass.info/extensions/v2/keeautoexec/KeeAutoExec-2.6.zip
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/keepass2/Plugins/
+sudo unzip KeeAutoExec-2.6.zip -d /usr/lib/keepass2/Plugins/
+rm KeeAutoExec-2.6.zip
+</code>
+Then restart keepass
+To use:
+  * Create a new group in your database and name it "AutoOpen" (without the quotes).
+  * Each non-expired entry in this group corresponds to a database that should be opened automatically when the current database is opened. The fields of each entry specify the following:
+    * Title: Ignored by the plugin; can be used for comments.
+    * User name: Must contain the path to the key file, if one should be used. The path can be either absolute or relative to the directory containing KeePass.exe.
+    * Password: The master password for the database to open. If no password is required, leave this field empty.
+    * URL: Path to the database file to open. The path can be either absolute or relative to the directory containing KeePass.exe.
+  * Server credentials. When opening a database from a URL, the credentials for accessing the file on the server can be specified using the custom entry strings "IocUserName" and "IocPassword". These strings must not contain new-line characters.
+  * Custom entry string "Visible" set to "False" will hide autoopen entries from Menu -> open
+  * Custom entry string "Focus" set to "Restore" will switch the active tab to the main database again.
+  * Custom entry string "ifDevice" can be used to exclude or include specific devices i.e. '!OnePlus DN2103 (b6e6...)' excludes a specific OnePlus mobile.
+===== Open specific db on startup =====
+  * Turn off the option 'Remember and automatically open last used database on startup' (in 'Tools' → 'Options' → tab 'Advanced').
+  * Go 'Tools' → 'Triggers' → button 'Add'. Enter a name for the new trigger, e.g. 'Open specific database'.
+  * Switch to the 'Events' tab and add the event 'Application started and ready'.
+  * Switch to the 'Actions' tab and add an 'Open database file' action. In the action details, set the parameter 'File/URL' to the path of the database file that KeePass should open when it is started.
+Opening multiple specific databases at KeePass startup can for example be realized using the trigger approach above (with multiple trigger actions) or using the KeeAutoExec plugin.