How to Install and Uninstall cracklib-runtime Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "cracklib-runtime" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cracklib-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cracklib-runtime
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cracklib-runtime" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cracklib-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cracklib-runtime
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cracklib-runtime package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cracklib-runtime
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.2-5build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: cracklib2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 560
Depends: file, libcrack2 (>= 2.9.2-5build1), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: wamerican | wordlist
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/cracklib-runtime_2.9.2-5build1_amd64.deb
Size: 134100
MD5sum: d4fb3f6fa8542de2752d4b3610e6fa1a
SHA1: c87671558bfaceb856788d8bf22cb92207fd76c5
SHA256: 23cb79b814a39a3ec74dd0f34057230baf970a6d79cd7ecc20746e8cd80fee35
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib
Description: runtime support for password checker library cracklib2
Description-md5: 735547e1edb1c58c3775b3a199b66896
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y