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

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the 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 "passwd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install passwd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall passwd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2
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: 2325
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsemanage2 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Recommends: sensible-utils
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 767620
MD5sum: d8911aaab5719d1c350ea2af39703041
SHA1: fdec16c814e5c82c45e4581d89a470ae95ef6e8c
SHA256: 825a5756013fbb2217b244b2fd6bef7ed10d037f1d8abd6b25fc9ea1c42a7576
SHA512: 15328d1eb9cac732abe82b7723d74bff68fc5d6473f7f4c189f1ec934a2e136b91969e2965b135400944f00144cf02753b99c25e460b8e433c789358e5f7d8d6
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2
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: 2321
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsemanage2 (>= 2.0.3), libpam-modules
Recommends: sensible-utils
Filename: pool/main/s/shadow/passwd_4.8.1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 766558
MD5sum: 6a6dd4e0e4bb4dc0f1efaae8832e5af6
SHA1: eefe5ad91111245fdd08c0de530caf5790df8215
SHA256: f01db9b073c3fbbab986247184cb8f6f5480424b4a7d0f096e200953a54ca3d1
SHA512: 5fe7ee5625b7ae3a9f32a77762a0d0f529a3efea3aeb61e551ffadfdf0a4f8ce86a395fc7d8f7b4b643f3c7cdfa669cada22acc2de576c8493c19411607342bf
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal, server-minimal