How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "base-passwd" package

Learn how to install base-passwd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall base-passwd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: base-passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5.44
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: base
Filename: pool/main/b/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.44_amd64.deb
Size: 47236
MD5sum: aebe1a3831dec58dc5b87ec0661b3601
SHA1: ac2cc8b99766c74c23c94ef5669442342ba0b06d
SHA256: 6910f5a7f6fa9ba8eb98e3925abba9709bd28cf6f368955e536119ad39e9ad94
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
Description-md5: aad0cc52ee72b2469af5552851e49f03
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y