How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "base-passwd" package

This tutorial shows how to install base-passwd on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall base-passwd on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                base-passwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the base-passwd package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: base-passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5.52build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 243
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: base
Filename: pool/main/b/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.52build1_amd64.deb
Size: 49100
MD5sum: 6074d98757eb2f4357a8672ea925035e
SHA1: 1db9586f92bbcad066a9241142bee280cd1bca4a
SHA256: b82ef485b59eb330ed56bc4afc54c6bd809e158da0019788ff0ba3cbab9d7bf9
SHA512: 97dfdf471aaa8935736e18241f7c48e8375a588d3d598d318e28a45cf9ef64c6bc01d66314128e14d14a9aa3699d5bb80f154cdf70e52b135e0355987e038d71
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
Description-md5: aad0cc52ee72b2469af5552851e49f03
Task: minimal