How to Install and Uninstall cracklib-runtime Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "cracklib-runtime" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cracklib-runtime on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cracklib-runtime" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cracklib-runtime
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cracklib-runtime package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: cracklib-runtime
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.6-5build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: cracklib2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 584
Depends: file, libcrack2 (>= 2.9.6-5build1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: wamerican | wordlist
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/cracklib-runtime_2.9.6-5build1_amd64.deb
Size: 147260
MD5sum: 74eaedc2fddc3b5483a0d1952a7cf093
SHA1: 477d469516c16bbf283b0efc8425b30a804e4f5a
SHA256: ef3450f376b542e13a58ecba9eb925e1e0784dad5b1d15d5f7ea9eff246a32af
SHA512: 2040091461dc878e04d01378b078a5d889bea637714092f19af354305cfcc1938260e059e23d6b9d55c106d7deb72598e2698aefb39706dff8ccf8eb332b9db8
Homepage: https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
Description: runtime support for password checker library cracklib2
Description-md5: 735547e1edb1c58c3775b3a199b66896
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi