How to Install and Uninstall checkpw Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "checkpw" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install checkpw on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall checkpw on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                checkpw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checkpw package on Kali Linux

Package: checkpw
Version: 1.02-3
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 17744
SHA256: e9e0657987cec7b8524aab0ac99f4cbd46b75df8fb5f03268ed8f06e22a26713
SHA1: 2c3a198fe294c2a7893160c929306e44d6b5eccf
MD5sum: ddc621cf080ef092609d65ddd848f5c7
Description: checks password that is stored in ~/Maildir/.password
checkpw is an implementation of the checkpassword interface that checks a
password against a ``.password'' file in the user's Maildir. The password
file has read and write permissions to the user only.
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The code is in the public domain.
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The original checkpassword program and interface specification is written
by D. J. Bernstein:
http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html
Description-md5:
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/checkpw/checkpw_1.02-3_amd64.deb