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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "makepasswd" package

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


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

Learn how to uninstall makepasswd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: makepasswd
Version: 1.10-14
Installed-Size: 35
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Architecture: all
Depends: libbytes-random-secure-perl, libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl, perl, perl:any
Description: Generate and encrypt passwords
Description-md5: db9b7bbb21321e183aa4f60b01bb1376
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/makepasswd/makepasswd_1.10-14_all.deb
Size: 9692
MD5sum: 92395ddf688a6eac6d63f9f84ebedd37
SHA256: 79ed29b7a570c4805cbf11ef9520305d5a4dc57a739fe5524a09a6cdd0ece0bf