How to Install and Uninstall libpam-pwquality Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "libpam-pwquality" package

Learn how to install libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-pwquality
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-pwquality" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: libpam-pwquality
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.0-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: libpwquality
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 35
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpam0g (>= 1.1.1), libpwquality1 (>= 1.1.0), libpam-runtime
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpwquality/libpam-pwquality_1.4.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 11212
MD5sum: 55a9eefee33a1b04e96fa4efe13c0e83
SHA1: 6158ca6ae4e1a5f47810048b1b1c8076b71db30d
SHA256: 6fe4afb194ed3aed05324d8b6c0b873b518244f931ec55e0825e4f9cbf9875cc
Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality
Description: PAM module to check password strength
Description-md5: a0adf9a37eba9a9b210c968269f49c5e
Supported: 5y