Are you reading this post because you have a problem with KeePass crashing on Linux Mint? I’ve had the same problem and have found a quick and easy way to get KeePass working again without restarting your computer.
I’d been using the KeePass password safe on Windows for several years. Unfortunately, it occasionally crashes. I had the same problem from time to time on Windows. It’s not exclusive to Linux.
When KeePass is running on Linux Mint, there are two icons in the taskbar. One of them is green and bears a white key. The other is Blue. It shows the KeePass padlock logo.
When I first began having a problem with KeePass crashing on Linux, I tried to restart the software. I couldn’t. Then I noticed the blue icon was still in the taskbar, even though the program was no longer running and the green icon was gone.
When I right-clicked on the blue emblem, I saw an option to “exit”. I clicked on it but nothing happened. I had to solve the problem by restarting the computer.
If you are having the same problem, you will probably have had to do the same thing.
In windows, I would have ended the program via the task manager. Linux didn’t seem to have one but I discovered the system monitor performs a similar role to Windows Task Manager.
If KeePass crashes in Linux Mint, the first thing you need to do is open the start menu. You may be able to do this by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard. If not, move your cursor to the bottom left-hand corner of the screen and click the Linux Mint emblem.
Enter “system monitor” into the search box. Linux will probably find it before you have even finished typing.
Next, open the system monitor and click the magnifying glass at the top-right of the window to open the search box.
Type in “keepass.” It reveals a process called “cli.”
Click “End Process” at the bottom left-hand side of the system monitor window.
Linux will respond to this by issuing you with a scary-looking warning that states ending the process may destroy data etc.
The warning worried me the first time but I did it anyway. I’ve done it many times since and have never had any problems at all.
In my experience, Linux System Monitor ends processes faster and more efficiently than Windows Task Manager.
As soon as you end the cli process in Linux, the blue KeePass icon will vanish from your taskbar. After that, you can start it again (easily) in the normal way.
If you’ve been having this problem. I hope this information helps you resolve it
