How to Install and Uninstall passwd Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "passwd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install passwd on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall passwd on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                passwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the passwd package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu9
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: 2380
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Replaces: manpages-tr (<< 1.0.5), manpages-zh (<< 1.5.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-1ubuntu9_amd64.deb
Size: 813108
MD5sum: 3c4212e3c3e2aa26cbae60dd84d2115f
SHA1: 9c6cb01eb5762b6612a62ca2b14c3118edfb3e5e
SHA256: e69700d4b6c4db6c9cda0684785fce8512f5504da31737508941f7cb9c4d57d0
SHA512: 60080f81be0652b87be6eb0e74bc7c13f1cc5e2982693730adec0cfa2700f5561da952fd76eb4daf6f208b1b293d018376c3bc857df05dea92db344ed364a2b9
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description-en: change and administer password and group data
This package includes passwd, chsh, chfn, and many other programs to
maintain password and group data.
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Shadow passwords are supported. See /usr/share/doc/passwd/README.Debian
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal, server-minimal