How to Install and Uninstall base-passwd Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "base-passwd" package

Please follow the steps below to install base-passwd on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall base-passwd on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: base-passwd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 233
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebconfclient0 (>= 0.145), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Recommends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: base
Filename: pool/main/b/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 49888
MD5sum: 9cdce1b5ebb6cb14f2636d3fed5f22c3
SHA1: 6ac45a541f56c1ed1a6bca7283d7d3188fc5712f
SHA256: 771038bca6ecfd6c9707ca79b25d0ebf252027825df0c0dc7341a8c20af491e0
SHA512: ed5f669be45ad9db05b7af920d932427aa0c5391ff0bdec46b4a9fbd9a6e370185cd58656e24d80fed55ee1e3488b6cc0a995d668709551c3f426639547498f1
Description: Debian base system master password and group files
Description-md5: aad0cc52ee72b2469af5552851e49f03
Task: minimal, server-minimal, cloud-minimal