How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "base-passwd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install base-passwd on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-passwd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-passwd" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall base-passwd on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the base-passwd package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: base-passwd
Version: 3.5.46
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 232
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: base
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
Description-md5: aad0cc52ee72b2469af5552851e49f03
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::user-management, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::app-data, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication, suite::debian, use::login
Section: admin
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/b/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.46_amd64.deb
Size: 56720
MD5sum: 43862106099120c86d049bece2446082
SHA256: 2d109edc0719199b6fc1c00ce3ea3fd65e4ae22a591b21f45f299e15b6e84b17