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1Password on Linux

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Re: 1Password on Linux

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This article is the perfect example of why not to use Linux on the desktop. A lot of fiddling around that eventually leads to a result that is far inferior to what you'd get just using OS X or Windows.

Re: 1Password on Linux

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This article is the perfect example of why not to use Linux on the desktop. A lot of fiddling around that eventually leads to a result that is far inferior to what you'd get just using OS X or Windows.

It can be if you want to use tools not designed for linux. I use keepass (http://keepass.info/) on linux and android and find it to be equivalent to 1 Password on Mac. It is in the Fedora repos (and I assume most others) and so easy to install.

Re: 1Password on Linux

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post #4

This article is the perfect example of why not to use Linux on the desktop. A lot of fiddling around that eventually leads to a result that is far inferior to what you'd get just using OS X or Windows.

It can be if you want to use tools not designed for linux. I use keepass ( http://keepass.info/ ) on linux and android and find it to be equivalent to 1 Password on Mac. It is in the Fedora repos (and I assume most others) and so easy to install.

I like Keepass. It is NOT equivalent to 1Password on the Mac.

Re: 1Password on Linux

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This article is the perfect example of why not to use Linux on the desktop. A lot of fiddling around that eventually leads to a result that is far inferior to what you'd get just using OS X or Windows.

... for a product that the developers don't support on that platform.

It's strange that you say "this is why you shouldn't use linux", when the article leads off by saying that the author doesn't like OSX anymore (for unspecified reasons). It seems that the author doesn't consider it 'far inferior', and considers OSX inferior enough to look for a replacement.

And the more people who take up linux, the greater the demand for proper linux support. Scaring users away with your FUD doesn't help things. 'Unsupported software' was a similar argument against OSX until a few years ago, if you recall.

Re: 1Password on Linux

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This article is the perfect example of why not to use Linux on the desktop. A lot of fiddling around that eventually leads to a result that is far inferior to what you'd get just using OS X or Windows.

It can be if you want to use tools not designed for linux. I use keepass ( http://keepass.info/ ) on linux and android and find it to be equivalent to 1 Password on Mac. It is in the Fedora repos (and I assume most others) and so easy to install.

The problem I have with KeePass is that it doesn't integrate with my browser well. LastPass does marginally better (it has an extension but I'm not loving it). There's a Firefox extension for KeePass called KeeFox, but it needs KeePass to be open and running all the time, which is annoying to me because it needs an extra window.

Re: 1Password on Linux

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It can be if you want to use tools not designed for linux. I use keepass ( http://keepass.info/ ) on linux and android and find it to be equivalent to 1 Password on Mac. It is in the Fedora repos (and I assume most others) and so easy to install.

The problem I have with KeePass is that it doesn't integrate with my browser well. LastPass does marginally better (it has an extension but I'm not loving it). There's a Firefox extension for KeePass called KeeFox, but it needs KeePass to be open and running all the time, which is annoying to me because it needs an extra window.

KeePass works better is you set it up to use Auto-Type, which sends keystrokes to the window manager to type the passwords into the fields.

Re: 1Password on Linux

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It can be if you want to use tools not designed for linux. I use keepass ( http://keepass.info/ ) on linux and android and find it to be equivalent to 1 Password on Mac. It is in the Fedora repos (and I assume most others) and so easy to install.

The problem I have with KeePass is that it doesn't integrate with my browser well. LastPass does marginally better (it has an extension but I'm not loving it). There's a Firefox extension for KeePass called KeeFox, but it needs KeePass to be open and running all the time, which is annoying to me because it needs an extra window.

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