How to Install and Uninstall cracklib-dicts.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cracklib-dicts.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cracklib-dicts.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cracklib-dicts.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cracklib-dicts.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cracklib-dicts.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Installed Packages
Name : cracklib-dicts
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.9.0
Release : 11.amzn2.0.2
Size : 9.0 M
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : The standard CrackLib dictionaries
URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib/
License : LGPLv2+
Description : The cracklib-dicts package includes the CrackLib dictionaries.
: CrackLib will need to use the dictionary appropriate to your
: system, which is normally put in /usr/share/dict/words.
: Cracklib-dicts also contains the utilities necessary for the
: creation of new dictionaries.
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: If you are installing CrackLib, you should also install
: cracklib-dicts.