How to Install and Uninstall libcrack2 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "libcrack2" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcrack2 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcrack2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcrack2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libcrack2 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcrack2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcrack2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libcrack2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.2-5build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: cracklib2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 144
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: cracklib-runtime
Breaks: cracklib-runtime (<< 2.9.2-4)
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/libcrack2_2.9.2-5build1_amd64.deb
Size: 27968
MD5sum: c0d48aa3061c425d142188c10609ea44
SHA1: 6f836d18caf5c419a73da93256ef733af438f2de
SHA256: 24e5d29649204d5a4d710dc1a098c6f86b7ff71bdee763acaac8d4f01112211f
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib
Description: pro-active password checker library
Description-md5: 7c7145f5450c1a0c56b8fff046f9d67e
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y