How to Install and Uninstall libpwquality.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "libpwquality.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libpwquality.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpwquality.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libpwquality.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpwquality.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Installed Packages
Name : libpwquality
Version : 1.4.4
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 388 k
Source : libpwquality-1.4.4-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
Summary : A library for password generation and password quality checking
URL : https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality/
License : BSD or GPLv2+
Description : This is a library for password quality checks and generation
: of random passwords that pass the checks.
: This library uses the cracklib and cracklib dictionaries
: to perform some of the checks.