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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libpam-pwquality" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libpam-pwquality on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-pwquality
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-pwquality" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libpam-pwquality on Kali Linux:


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

Package: libpam-pwquality
Source: libpwquality
Version: 1.4.5-3
Installed-Size: 40
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpam0g (>= 1.1.1), libpwquality1 (>= 1.1.0), libpam-runtime
Size: 13000
SHA256: 79f0fb49bd5ec72ee1081b53623130b9f198aa3034a1de9f58bb83d5dc55f9bb
SHA1: 76b11addb6d9c6011d3c1d34cc63200262328cbb
MD5sum: 364579d49249da14faaad38fa7d119a6
Description: PAM module to check password strength
libpwquality's purpose is to provide common functions for password
quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The
library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good
pronounceability.
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This module can be plugged into the password stack of a given service to
provide some plug-in strength-checking for passwords. The code was originaly
based on pam_cracklib module and the module is backwards compatible with its
options.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpwquality/libpam-pwquality_1.4.5-3_amd64.deb