How to Install and Uninstall chntpw Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: April 29,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "chntpw" package

This is a short guide on how to install chntpw on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                chntpw
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "chntpw" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall chntpw on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chntpw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chntpw package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: chntpw
Version: 140201-1
Installed-Size: 486
Maintainer: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Description: NT SAM password recovery utility
Description-md5: 5caff50ce5da87721dc20b3c911d2784
Homepage: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Tag: admin::backup, admin::recovery, admin::user-management,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/chntpw/chntpw_140201-1_amd64.deb
Size: 99564
MD5sum: 53e37e63de691d5ff9e33f345f57ccfd
SHA256: 709039b1601b67496d8a0831363444bc4c7a23593bd0f6c0ec7dc7d707c88339