How to Install and Uninstall passwd Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "passwd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install passwd on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall passwd on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2
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: 2325
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsemanage2 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Recommends: sensible-utils
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 767620
MD5sum: d8911aaab5719d1c350ea2af39703041
SHA1: fdec16c814e5c82c45e4581d89a470ae95ef6e8c
SHA256: 825a5756013fbb2217b244b2fd6bef7ed10d037f1d8abd6b25fc9ea1c42a7576
SHA512: 15328d1eb9cac732abe82b7723d74bff68fc5d6473f7f4c189f1ec934a2e136b91969e2965b135400944f00144cf02753b99c25e460b8e433c789358e5f7d8d6
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2
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: 2321
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsemanage2 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Recommends: sensible-utils
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 766558
MD5sum: 6a6dd4e0e4bb4dc0f1efaae8832e5af6
SHA1: eefe5ad91111245fdd08c0de530caf5790df8215
SHA256: f01db9b073c3fbbab986247184cb8f6f5480424b4a7d0f096e200953a54ca3d1
SHA512: 5fe7ee5625b7ae3a9f32a77762a0d0f529a3efea3aeb61e551ffadfdf0a4f8ce86a395fc7d8f7b4b643f3c7cdfa669cada22acc2de576c8493c19411607342bf
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal, server-minimal