How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the base-passwd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "base-passwd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install base-passwd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall base-passwd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm)

Package: base-passwd
Version: 3.6.1
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 247
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: base
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
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_3.6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 59972
MD5sum: 652645fa6f182394ddee2ce6a36fe347
SHA256: 908ca1b35125f49125ae56945a72bc11ce0fcec85a8d980d10d83bb3a610f518