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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "passwd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install passwd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                passwd
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "passwd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall passwd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                passwd
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the passwd package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Source: shadow
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2566
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.5-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 817612
MD5sum: f25c152e2581f5341b60cf14b8275151
SHA1: 04f5ced0cf6597d7352d0441ab98fde3d5ccc755
SHA256: 023f147051973aa0ca5fe574c234d2e174a866656adf82b7ea0bf2497f9824cc
SHA512: 44f3cf5a130ebc0a123b1906bd204cf3561fbdfe87b2d4fef2ea9045943963258e8009d14fe79b21e79272c03cf46fac4f4a944cae48a21c364aba7a6c8167ac
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Source: shadow
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2566
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.5-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 818256
MD5sum: fe90865a6375e7456d9070d160edc863
SHA1: 567442c2bbb4309747da39a67ed48fdbb31c7a82
SHA256: 68b0ba211b3177cb907d45462118b0ea5e1f7ae74e192f73eb70b6793ed3b113
SHA512: 69f67d4b2412f9cc8ccc663ea65852a8ea7775813123633caf9e6246f6e31d96ae7a356552ac381e490d9dc7852d994156b232b4ba63e677f54b8893b6002e45
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Source: shadow
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2541
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.5-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 815608
MD5sum: ee72025c76a707999cf26ec17a506efb
SHA1: 2b9f825f9f531bcd3d37da0100a312ec4c6e6966
SHA256: be39b0ea07800cc98de122adfa1d8e0895806b6715744e51df04b0b203a16202
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y