How to Install and Uninstall checkpw Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "checkpw" package

This tutorial shows how to install checkpw on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall checkpw on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                checkpw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checkpw package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: checkpw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.02-1.1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/checkpw/checkpw_1.02-1.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 17256
MD5sum: e3a92ae6b3cd3e38617e8138b03e1cf8
SHA1: 13fc8f5fdc6169c89e7ea3990551a7649cf270b4
SHA256: db9b492c3d7b5a6550237c8ed34dc81758023ab0223c9ed1526c6edfc39fd331
SHA512: 625f76a3b99d39630d7f4b059dcca6d83c76ce6cea50f3abb8568dc292a6671ebe1fb4d2b1d323ea7dc5d91c241fca5d97301dc56e2840e543764e683ea3640b
Description-en: checks password which is stored in ~/Maildir/.password
checkpw is an implementation of the checkpassword interface that checks a
password against a ``.password'' file in the user's Maildir. The password
file has read and write permissions to the user only.
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The code is in the public domain.
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The original checkpassword program and interface specification is written
by D. J. Bernstein:
http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html
Description-md5: 31447975786615161e84f9a118474060