KeePass password manager 2.47 was released user interface and integration enhancements and minor new features and improvements.
KeePass 2.47 release highlights:
- Save search parameters as profiles, access via menu ‘Find’->’Search Profiles’.
- Add ‘XPath expression’ search mode.
- Add ‘Histop’ option in Find dialog.
- Add ‘Help’ button in Find dialog.
- Add auto-type matching option ‘Consider similar dashes as identical’.
- Add commands ‘Copy Group (Encrypted)’, ‘Copy Group (Unencrypted)’ and ‘Paste Group’.
- Added {TIMEOTP} placeholder, generates a time-based one-time password.
- Enhanced XML key file format.
- Add command ‘Print Key File Backup’.
- Add command ‘Create Key File’.
- Add Argon2id key derivation function.
- Add support for importing Dashlane 6.2039.0 JSON files.
- Add a few more options in the import/export dialog.
- Plugins can now disable/enable specific Mono workarounds.
How to Install KeePass 2.47 in Ubuntu via PPA:
Although there’s a Linux native community fork KeePassXC available, KeePass2 is still available to install via an Ubuntu PPA. So far, the PPA supports for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 20.04.
1.) Open terminal and run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/keepass2
2.) Then refresh system package cache via command:
sudo apt update
3.) Finally install the mono based password safe package:
sudo apt install keepass2
Uninstall KeePass2:
To remove the software package, run command in terminal:
sudo apt remove --autoremove keepass2
And remove the Ubuntu PPA via command:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/keepass2