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Can a portable KeePassXC work on any OS? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by starlight@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I wanted to switch to KeePassXC and I wanted to download it on a encrypted USB drive for portability. I know I can do this on Windows, but will the password manager work on other OSes? I switch between Windows and Linux, and I want to make sure that I can do it on both. I read an online article that says its possible, but you need to make sure you have a certain file on the drive for it to work?

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[–] starlight@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What are the KeePassXC binaries?

[–] ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The program files, .exe files on Windows.

Edit: If KeepassXC publishes .appimage files for Linux, these work like Windows' .exe files, so you could place both on the USB stick.

[–] starlight@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OK, thank you!

[–] ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

No problem!

I just checked, and keepassxc does publish official AppImages.

In case you have permission issues on the drive on Linux, create another, small partition with ext4 or other filesystem that supports Unix permissions natively. Linux & other Unix-like operating systems use separate permissions for reading, writing and executing files/entering folders, unlike Windows. I don't store programs on NTFS or any of the FATs, so I'm not completely sure how it works with the default settings.