How to Install and Uninstall libpam-pwquality Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libpam-pwquality" package

This guide let you learn how to install libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libpam-pwquality

2. Uninstall "libpam-pwquality" package

Learn how to uninstall libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):

$ sudo apt remove libpam-pwquality $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libpam-pwquality package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpam-pwquality
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.4-1
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: 40
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpam0g (>= 1.1.1), libpwquality1 (>= 1.1.0), libpam-runtime
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpwquality/libpam-pwquality_1.4.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 11444
MD5sum: 0c0fed82da399d6f5413b7d58391e7a6
SHA1: 63144e3a3d83418af47c8e70cb57f5b3caed4434
SHA256: 329665428ad6e3b6b2fd0a5bd8dad3ee0fd367d2d62183e309b829910c7b9a18
SHA512: 771d98cca25910cb978486bc1d51069f61f71210731cc281c2d811a01dd7132add084ef626b0a688a7e6dc8e84e8cbe7ec89ea5484b8a7fbe2f56568e92b30dc
Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality
Description-en: PAM module to check password strength
libpwquality's purpose is to provide common functions for password
quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The
library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good
pronounceability.
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This module can be plugged into the password stack of a given service to
provide some plug-in strength-checking for passwords. The code was originaly
based on pam_cracklib module and the module is backwards compatible with its
options.
Description-md5: a0adf9a37eba9a9b210c968269f49c5e
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop