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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "pwgen" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pwgen on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall pwgen on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: pwgen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.08-2build1
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: 52
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pwgen/pwgen_2.08-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 17416
MD5sum: fec9cd2b1b9f35f278aa35ea67441c34
SHA1: 76f8bc46b72e7a9e25a56f8044b95e29f485b98f
SHA256: 0e25f13df682b2ed2f02387c1269b0af560abcb722de58a2334b47c5470d29f7
SHA512: 90672efda1dc6517f846b3b4b057c413b5a140fb40bd3213bc4aeafd2b1c72b640bee1c965098eb19f493523b0bc6a30c53a7b4cbd937b1a9aaaabfde2bd81f4
Homepage: https://github.com/tytso/pwgen
Description-en: Automatic Password generation
pwgen generates random, meaningless but pronounceable passwords.
These passwords contain either only lowercase letters, or upper
and lower case mixed, or digits thrown in.
Uppercase letters and digits are placed in a way that eases
remembering their position when memorizing only the word.
Description-md5: 859691de567bea29cc54bd9e7c291b67
Task: lubuntu-desktop