How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "base-passwd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install base-passwd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall base-passwd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: base-passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 254
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: base
Filename: pool/main/b/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.6.3_amd64.deb
Size: 51210
MD5sum: 72819e501c1bbe67c401971337ec8b04
SHA1: 1d440522d63a2eb6ef7874427d67c4da96c7d418
SHA256: d87e67a303f130fd2e401299fad9be2663d63109d78344827e48ce051410babe
SHA512: 67b979e06aab1164c2e6652d141f60fdc7903c5e31a5a3c9641b8f44fff2d1827ed66124df09ae7d0459d02d9d431899d73616ff83001906973517dfe8ac3ce8
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
Description-md5: aad0cc52ee72b2469af5552851e49f03
Task: cloud-minimal, minimal, server-minimal