How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 19,2024

You can also install and uninstall the base-passwd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "base-passwd" package

This tutorial shows how to install base-passwd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-passwd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-passwd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall base-passwd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                base-passwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the base-passwd package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: base-passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5.52build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 243
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: base
Filename: pool/main/b/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.52build1_amd64.deb
Size: 49100
MD5sum: 6074d98757eb2f4357a8672ea925035e
SHA1: 1db9586f92bbcad066a9241142bee280cd1bca4a
SHA256: b82ef485b59eb330ed56bc4afc54c6bd809e158da0019788ff0ba3cbab9d7bf9
SHA512: 97dfdf471aaa8935736e18241f7c48e8375a588d3d598d318e28a45cf9ef64c6bc01d66314128e14d14a9aa3699d5bb80f154cdf70e52b135e0355987e038d71
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
Description-md5: aad0cc52ee72b2469af5552851e49f03
Task: minimal