How to Install and Uninstall libpam-cracklib Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 09,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "libpam-cracklib" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libpam-cracklib on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpam-cracklib" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libpam-cracklib on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-cracklib package on Kali Linux

Package: libpam-cracklib
Source: pam
Version: 1.4.0-13
Installed-Size: 118
Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libpam-modules (<< 1.1.0-3), libpam0g-cracklib
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrack2 (>= 2.8.12), libpam0g (>= 1.1.1), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), cracklib-runtime, wamerican | wordlist
Size: 90880
SHA256: 6ec484cda3dbe996bae388f5cd4f6c59a47b39966877190e16a70b584c785443
SHA1: 98da5150c19b6bef873589e37fc2d49e948f989a
MD5sum: e0a6714182451ad0440009b9ba1c452f
Description: PAM module to enable cracklib support
This package includes libpam_cracklib, a PAM module that tests
passwords to make sure they are not too weak during password change.
Description-md5: 0f6f2fd98962cbee59aa831979aad971
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.linux-pam.org/
Tag: devel::library, role::program, role::shared-lib,
security::authentication, use::configuring
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pam/libpam-cracklib_1.4.0-13_amd64.deb