How to Install and Uninstall libpwquality1 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libpwquality1" package

This is a short guide on how to install libpwquality1 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpwquality1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpwquality1" package

Learn how to uninstall libpwquality1 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpwquality1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpwquality1 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpwquality1
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.4-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libpwquality
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 49
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrack2 (>= 2.8.14), libpwquality-common
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpwquality/libpwquality1_1.4.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13092
MD5sum: 540c8969f5d92ceebfdad8e76989cd4d
SHA1: b1d79f426030eda36bebd6a240baea83bb8fe798
SHA256: 6df8efac13760b98dbf6d623baf4f06557636746d0df9b55b25ebf2fc5cd1f65
SHA512: 33c4613436cdc71e0a2047814404a13bbef9d15a50b8d3d5e8f1365066aef4286e264b982716624d0eb468a661492df69027ddeafc43379e13101e8dedee57d0
Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality
Description-en: library for password quality checking and generation
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 package contains the shared library.
Description-md5: 4bacb8fb9ef490cec9ba0d22197731b7
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi