How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "base-passwd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install base-passwd on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall base-passwd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                base-passwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the base-passwd package on Kali Linux

Package: base-passwd
Version: 3.6.3
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 258
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: base
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Size: 50772
SHA256: d970581aab9d0bad11302f7810743d6ee631831cbcb554aa3e04917450e467cf
SHA1: 75e8a90176b27a068c7df57c74361bec17429676
MD5sum: 0f4f495eaf4f3088d1e38acda7939365
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
These are the canonical master copies of the user database files
(/etc/passwd and /etc/group), containing the Debian-allocated user and
group IDs. The update-passwd tool is provided to keep the system databases
synchronized with these master files.
Description-md5:
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_3.6.3_amd64.deb