How to Install and Uninstall passwd Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "passwd" package

Please follow the instructions below to install passwd on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall passwd on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                passwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the passwd package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Source: shadow
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2668
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 796512
MD5sum: 03600a02e626c964a6e1ad911bd20792
SHA1: 5e5182d9bc1f2af7152beeca99c42b1aa4c472f0
SHA256: 7b8e6bf298a81c295eb7f1c7d15f2c5b312067894b0bed839aa8b511685afb9e
SHA512: 4c634869152ba9a80738acbd6fa16253f46aa4c6dda784966f810bbbf695aa85c67452560b2829f5ee49b56c369e5ccdb01fe3a6fb0a18b9ec1cdff37c132efd
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal

Package: passwd
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 2668
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: foreign
Source: shadow
Version: 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.1
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Conffiles:
/etc/default/useradd 559e87e86a6d1cb4b7f60a6f691d5150
/etc/pam.d/chfn 4d466e00a348ba426130664d795e8afa
/etc/pam.d/chpasswd 9900720564cb4ee98b7da29e2d183cb2
/etc/pam.d/chsh a6e9b589e90009334ffd030d819290a6
/etc/pam.d/newusers 1454e29bfa9f2a10836563e76936cea5
/etc/pam.d/passwd eaf2ad85b5ccd06cceb19a3e75f40c63
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Original-Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Source: shadow
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2667
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 797964
MD5sum: 06c275670fe2897006a090d7dbeef71b
SHA1: e2ac7921db80d21c4d13ddea20e302c657ae571b
SHA256: c8f18e55f7a79172f81437c6e7b23e630ed12d97c7a927ed8047727362095eb3
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal