How to Install and Uninstall passwd Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "passwd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install passwd on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Learn how to uninstall passwd on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                passwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the passwd package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: passwd
Source: shadow
Version: 1:4.8.1-1
Installed-Size: 2736
Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Tag: admin::user-management, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, security::authentication
Section: admin
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 990140
MD5sum: a1bb0014c80d4b88dd6ca97448ef1b99
SHA256: 542593f26502e87b4276fa778e6e3ae52e66b973979986fff77803d9fcb2c2e8