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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pwgen" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pwgen on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

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


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

Package: pwgen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.08-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Theodore Y. Ts'o
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pwgen/pwgen_2.08-1_amd64.deb
Size: 18010
MD5sum: fbcbebbb06b293299ad6e905963098ea
SHA1: 997b86453c97efeb84ae8d48851bb3600e55bee1
SHA256: a3be3c8d3034e73f878735a80a71f4a3f7203b2169c4a3b6e5f93287ec7e1637
Homepage: https://github.com/tytso/pwgen
Description: Automatic Password generation
Description-md5: 859691de567bea29cc54bd9e7c291b67