Installation Guide

Recommended Method

This is the easiest way to install the GUI version of pwdgen on Debian-based Linux systems.

APT Repository Installation

The desktop app can be installed directly using APT. Follow these steps:

1. Add the repository GPG key

wget -qO- https://zahid4kh.github.io/pwdgen/KEY.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/pwdgen-archive-keyring.gpg

2. Add the repository to your sources list

echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pwdgen-archive-keyring.gpg] https://zahid4kh.github.io/pwdgen stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pwdgen.list

3. Update the package list and install PwdGen

sudo apt update
sudo apt install pwdgen

After installation, you can launch the app from your applications menu or by running pwdgen in your terminal.

Uninstalling

To uninstall the PwdGen application:

# Remove the package
sudo apt remove pwdgen

# Optionally, remove the repository and key
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pwdgen.list
sudo rm /usr/share/keyrings/pwdgen-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo apt update

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