How to Install and Uninstall libpam-pwquality Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libpam-pwquality 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 "libpam-pwquality" package

This guide let you learn how to install libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpam-pwquality" package

Learn how to uninstall libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: libpam-pwquality
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.4-1build2
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_1.4.4-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 11768
MD5sum: fe0737925c25a3c887a57d8bcf902618
SHA1: 1184ea57f58fb0ca3c798abea0bd4b5552a4886c
SHA256: 5d42f17d3e560add03c20159d263cdbb7ebd2d369a266e3e9a772baa4242ccc8
SHA512: d8e78d11df149c0461c4ce506aa03791e4f260d22375009ecd503d24086265be739e5b82ee1e4488b8581210aa9c656ca98677348c38974fc7d856f2df0c0ac4
Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality
Description: PAM module to check password strength
Description-md5: a0adf9a37eba9a9b210c968269f49c5e
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop