How to Install and Uninstall cracklib-runtime Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "cracklib-runtime" package

This tutorial shows how to install cracklib-runtime on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cracklib-runtime
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cracklib-runtime" package

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


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

Package: cracklib-runtime
Source: cracklib2
Version: 2.9.6-2
Installed-Size: 593
Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: file, libcrack2 (>= 2.9.6-2), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: wamerican | wordlist
Description: runtime support for password checker library cracklib2
Description-md5: 735547e1edb1c58c3775b3a199b66896
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
Tag: implemented-in::c, implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, security::authentication, use::checking,
works-with::dictionary
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/cracklib-runtime_2.9.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 154688
MD5sum: f700bc486a73de686c298128824f34ec
SHA256: 944aab555a69850e84f88343802fa8d3779804c304a463be1754329934b5f964