KeePassX 0.4.0 On CentOS 5

OS: CentOS 5.3 i386
Kernel: 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE

KeePassX is a useful tool for any individual with numerous accounts, and critical for systems administration where 20+ character passwords are changed often. These instructions will allow you to run KeePassX 0.4.0 in a CentOS 5.3 X Windows Environment.

1) Remove qt-devel to prevent conflicts:

sudo yum remove qt-devel

2) Install required packages:

sudo yum install kernel-headers gcc-c++ libXtst-devel libXi-devel libXfixes-devel

3) Add the bleeding edge ATrpms repo, then install qt44 related packages:

sudo yum install qt44 qt44-X11 qt44-devel

OR

3) Download the RPMs from ftp.pbone.net. WARNING: If you don't trust the package, don't install it or review the code before installing with a rpm2cpio packagename | cpio -idmv.

4) Download the latest version of KeePassX from http://keepassx.sourceforge.net.

5) Verify the package's sha1sum:

sha1sum keepassx-0.4.0.tar.gz

6) Extract the package contents:

tar xvfz keepassx-0.4.0.tar.gz

7) Change your directory to the keepassx-0.4.0 folder:

cd keepassx-0.4.0

8) Configure and install:

sudo qmake-qt44
sudo make
sudo make install

After a successful installation, you will find KeePassX listed in your Gnome menu - Applications | Accessories | KeePassX.