How to Install and Uninstall libcrack2 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libcrack2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libcrack2 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcrack2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcrack2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libcrack2 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcrack2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcrack2 package on Kali Linux

Package: libcrack2
Source: cracklib2 (2.9.6-5.1)
Version: 2.9.6-5.1+b1
Installed-Size: 240
Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: cracklib-runtime
Breaks: cracklib-runtime (<< 2.9.2-4)
Size: 44136
SHA256: c3c81ba1c34ac4f04a3ae3bd1fa8433672f7a2a23117a34e419ef804d1b98ee6
SHA1: 3a9f80c4518b4f5870f3d5e356c742512582ba15
MD5sum: b19a375a1a7bbc856a398f75cb10c91c
Description: pro-active password checker library
Shared library for cracklib2 which contains a C function which may be
used in a passwd like program. The idea is simple: try to prevent
users from choosing passwords that could be guessed by crack by
filtering them out, at source. cracklib2 is NOT a replacement passwd
program. cracklib2 is a LIBRARY.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/libcrack2_2.9.6-5.1+b1_amd64.deb