Password Depot is also available for Linux. The Linux client is the youngest desktop client in the product family: it is free of charge, is under active development, and gains additional features step by step with each update. This article summarizes what the client offers and what to keep in mind when using it.
Download and distributions
Download the Linux edition from the download section of our website. No license key is required.
There is currently no formal list of certified distributions. The client is used successfully on common Debian-based distributions – reported in particular for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian.
Feature set
Local databases: The client works with the cross-platform database format .pswe. You can continue to use existing databases from the Windows client on Linux (see "Can I use my existing (Windows) database on Linux?").
Enterprise Server: The Linux client connects to the Password Depot Enterprise Server. To allow this, the administrator must enable the Linux Edition under Supported clients in the Server settings. As of client version 19.0.2, logging on with Active Directory users via Windows Domain Credentials is also possible.
Version selection: Unlike the Windows client, the Linux client does not necessarily have to run the same main version as the server – you simply select your server's main version in the login dialog window; the port is adjusted automatically.
Development status
The Linux client does not yet offer a 1:1 feature set compared to the Windows client: it deliberately started lean and is growing continuously. Very early versions, for example, still lacked a search function and the ability to delete entries – gaps of this kind are being closed continuously based on customer feedback. Therefore, keep the client up to date and, after each update, check whether a feature you were missing is now included. We do not make specific commitments regarding individual features or dates here.
Note: In environments with an Enterprise Server, the web interface is available to you in addition. It works regardless of the device or operating system you are using and can bridge a feature that is still missing in the Linux client.
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