CLI Installation on Linux

How to install the Keeper Commander CLI on Linux

Supported Operating systems:

• Ubuntu and variants (Current release and latest LTS release)

• CentOS (Current)

• RedHat, Rocky (Current)

Video Overview

Watch the video below to learn how to install and log in to Keeper Commander.

Keeper Commander – Installing and Logging In

Instructions

Installing Python:

‌Based on your distribution, follow the instructions to install Python 3.x, typical installation commands are listed below.

sudo apt install python3

OR

sudo yum install -y python3

Next, ensure the "Package installer for Python" is installed (you may need to run an apt-get update first):

sudo apt install python3-pip

OR

sudo yum install -y python3-pip

Upgrade pip3 to the latest version using the command:

sudo pip3 install --upgrade pip

Installation with Virtual Environment

Best practice is to set up a virtual environment to avoid system conflicts

python3 -m venv keeper-env
source keeper-env/bin/activate
pip install keepercommander

Then login to the Keeper CLI using:

keeper shell

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Installation without a Virtual Environment

To install on the system without a virtual environment:

pip3 install --user keepercommander

Next, ensure Keeper is in the PATH so that the "keeper" binary is available. Adjust this as needed.

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

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Logging In

To validate Keeper Commander is properly installed, login:

keeper shell

To quickly login to your account on the US data center, use the following command:

login [email protected]

For detailed login and session management instructions, see the Logging In section.

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Upgrading

We release updates weekly. You can update to the latest version of Commander by typing:

pip3 install --upgrade keepercommander