How to Install sysPass on Elementary OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install sysPass on Elementary OS Latest. sysPass is a password manager for system administrators and IT professionals that provides secure password storage and management.

Requirements

Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following requirements;

  • An elementary OS Latest installation.
  • An active internet connection.
  • Basic knowledge of the terminal.

Installation

To install sysPass on Elementary OS Latest, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Update your System

To update your system, open the terminal and run the command below.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Enter your user password if prompted and wait for the update to finish.

Step 2: Install Apache and PHP

  1. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the Apache webserver.
sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
  1. To verify if Apache is installed, run the command below.
systemctl status apache2
  1. Now let's install PHP by running the following command.
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mcrypt php-mysql -y

Step 3: Install Database Server

sysPass uses a database server to store passwords. In this tutorial, we will be using MySQL as our database server. To install MySQL, run the command below.

sudo apt-get install mysql-server -y

Enter your MySQL root password during the installation process.

Step 4: Install sysPass

  1. Start by downloading the sysPass package to your system.
wget https://github.com/nuxsmin/sysPass/releases/download/3.0.0/sysPass_3.0.0.zip
  1. Extract the downloaded file to the Apache web directory /var/www/html using your terminal.
sudo unzip sysPass_3.0.0.zip -d /var/www/html/
  1. Rename the extracted folder for easy access to syspass.
sudo mv /var/www/html/sysPass_3.0.0 /var/www/html/syspass

Step 5: Configure sysPass

  1. Create the syspass database using the command below.
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "create database syspass;"

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.

  1. Next, create the syspass database user and grant them full privileges to the syspass database.
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "grant all privileges on syspass.* to 'syspass'@'localhost' identified by 'password';"

Replace 'password' with your preferred password.

  1. Navigate to http://localhost/syspass on your web browser, and you should see the sysPass installation page.

  2. Follow the instructions to set up the application to your liking.

  3. When prompted, enter the following details:

  • Database type - MySQL
  • Database Host - localhost
  • Database Name - syspass
  • Database Username - syspass
  • Database Password - the password that you created earlier.

Step 6: Test Installation and Login

Navigate to http://localhost/syspass again and enter your syspass login details to log in to the application. If you successfully log in, then you have successfully installed sysPass on your Elementary OS Latest system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed sysPass on Elementary OS Latest. Remember always to keep your passwords secure and always use strong passwords when creating new accounts.