How to Install and Uninstall libpam-pwquality Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libpam-pwquality" package

This tutorial shows how to install libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-pwquality
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-pwquality" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libpam-pwquality on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


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

Package: libpam-pwquality
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.5-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: libpwquality
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 38
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpam0g (>= 1.1.1), libpwquality1 (>= 1.1.0), libpam-runtime
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpwquality/libpam-pwquality_1.4.5-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 11682
MD5sum: 48d3dd17702a9e902c55e207bb45cda8
SHA1: 444e68dbb2af8f2f305ddf210dddead1d1c9a1b7
SHA256: 076278aa6a0eb18669909bf425f4893ad0e66790de49e8a2885c809c26a500c6
SHA512: 746d36d9cbdb78552e0fb3f0b6015dc051885bcf29e296652f11e50d4c41700eda302f3124ee3063026dd69eb6211c2daf195c56bf1ede5236e7bc36a56db936
Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality
Description: PAM module to check password strength
Description-md5: a0adf9a37eba9a9b210c968269f49c5e
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntucinnamon-live