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

Last updated: May 02,2024

You can also install and uninstall the pwgen 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 "pwgen" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pwgen 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 "pwgen" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pwgen 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 pwgen package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Automatic Password generation
Description-md5: 859691de567bea29cc54bd9e7c291b67
Task: lubuntu-desktop