How to Install and Uninstall passwd Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "passwd" package

Please follow the steps below to install passwd on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall passwd on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.11.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
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: 2360
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_4.11.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 764736
MD5sum: d02932fb761bc8130507266706b83ad0
SHA1: 6ca1ef087e783899220a29a0031b8bed2bb26af8
SHA256: cbe81df92d4d27a9cab979f300199a524fdcbd126389b15ac6b0228748c11d12
SHA512: 4861074da5495244db2cc1239cb7ec13a6706cb577a57bb33b1e8c421f6f088402f12bbc5ed38161d88f5560b1254e9d6206526eaf19985edd4f9fcfad0690e0
Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
Description: change and administer password and group data
Description-md5: 5bbd70e421ed3367a8299e53bd7afed4
Task: minimal, server-minimal